12-02-2016, 12:31 PM
McConnell took a lot of heat back in 2005 when he didn't bow to popular opinion and took a classically conservative position on the amendment. He argued that Senators had to choose between protecting the flag, which is a symbol of freedom, or protecting the constitution, which is the literal source of American freedoms. He was right, in my opinion.
McConnell wrote, "The First Amendment, which protects our freedom of speech, is the most precious part of the Bill of Rights. As disgusting as the ideas expressed by those who would burn the flag are, they remain protected by the First Amendment." http://content.time.com/time/nation/arti...09,00.html
In any case, I've never seen any politician except Trump propose revoking people's citizenship for flag desecration. It's not the first time he's suggested using Americans' citizenship against them when he doesn't like something. But, it's just more bullshit on his part. It's not a change that could be accomplished by getting a lot of likes on a tweet. The Supreme Court ruling would need to be overturned and then the DOJ would need to successfully prosecute flag burners under treason laws to revoke their citizenship.
McConnell wrote, "The First Amendment, which protects our freedom of speech, is the most precious part of the Bill of Rights. As disgusting as the ideas expressed by those who would burn the flag are, they remain protected by the First Amendment." http://content.time.com/time/nation/arti...09,00.html
In any case, I've never seen any politician except Trump propose revoking people's citizenship for flag desecration. It's not the first time he's suggested using Americans' citizenship against them when he doesn't like something. But, it's just more bullshit on his part. It's not a change that could be accomplished by getting a lot of likes on a tweet. The Supreme Court ruling would need to be overturned and then the DOJ would need to successfully prosecute flag burners under treason laws to revoke their citizenship.