Igor Forgor

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Cake day: January 6th, 2025

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  • jjagaimo@sh.itjust.workstoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldAOC on bluesky
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    15 days ago

    The first amendment allows burning the flag as a form of free speech, which makes jailing people for it unconstitutional

    Flag code isnt law directly but more of a reccomendation, and many government institutions and organizatioms such as the Boy Scouts will follow flag code, but civilians arent required to


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    16 days ago

    Trump gave a speech at Fort Bragg (renamed back to Bragg after a WWII paratrooper with the same last name as the original namesake, a confederate general). He complained about people flying flags for other countries. He also said that we have contempt for the flag, that anyone who burns one should go to jail for a year

    Meanwhile flag code says that a flag which touches the ground should be burned and they proudly fly confederate and nazi flags