Subj : Burning the Flag
To   : Will Milberger
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Tue Jan 07 2020 04:40 am

Hello Will,

>TR>Nobody went to prison over it.
>
>Somebody did, or there would not have been the Federal Flag Desecration Law,
> passed in '68 by Congress. Was basically in effect until 1989 when the
> Supreme Court struck it down in Texas v. Johnson

It was a split decision.  Not unanimous.  If the makeup of the
USSC continues its trend to the right, becoming a 7-2 conservative
majority, expect the flag issue to be raised again, with a far
different outcome.

--Lee

--
Often Licked, Never Beaten

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