The Challenge: A presidential order that seeks to punish burning the American flag with one yr in jail.
I'm a Trump supporter, however his government order criminalizing the burning of the flag will not be solely incorrect, it's a giant political mistake (“Cut up opinions on flag burn,” Aug. 27).
He ought to realize it's a First Modification subject, plain and easy, and simply because he doesn't prefer it (and neither do I), individuals should nonetheless have the best to do it.
Gary Markman
Beacon Falls, Conn.
I couldn't imagine how so many individuals have been offended that President Trump may lock anyone up for burning the American flag.
Get up — you burn our flag, you do the time.
I'm sick of the disrespect proven to our president and our nation.
This is step one in defending a treasured piece of America.
Kate Phelan
Boca Raton, Fla.
There are actually different methods to precise dissatisfaction about points, however burning the American flag shouldn't and should not ever be a strategy to present one's anger.
Because the son of a Korean Conflict veteran, I really feel that the burning of our beloved flag is a gross injustice and insult to each single one that has served and continues to serve within the numerous branches of our nation's armed forces.
John Amato
Recent Meadow
The penalties Trump is looking for for desecrating the flag right now are completely different than when he and I have been in our 20s, however make no mistake about it: Trump's government order is one other try and stifle free speech.
I agree with the late Justice William Brennan's feedback in Texas v. Johnson: “If there's a bedrock precept underlying the First Modification, it's that the Authorities might not prohibit the expression of an concept just because society finds the concept itself offensive or unpleasant.”
If solely our present president felt the identical approach.
Denny Freidenrich
Laguna Seaside, Calif.
I served within the Navy through the Vietnam Conflict and was proud to have finished so.
The American flag represents my service.
A lot of my fellow Individuals have served our nation with delight and dedication and have saluted our flag.
Some have died and misplaced limbs.
Anybody who burns the American flag is disgraceful and will go to jail.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Bellerose
The Challenge: A middle-left suppose tank's memo urging Democrats to cease utilizing woke phrases and phrases.
Democrats are attempting and failing to look centrist with the proposed new tactic of not utilizing a laundry listing of woke phrases (“Dems' Woes Solely Begin With Phrases,” Editorial, Aug. 25).
This listing omits one which Democrats use day-after-day: “Menace to democracy.”
All the pieces Republicans lawfully do is challenged by biased judges as a risk to democracy.
An actual risk to democracy is opening the borders, permitting thousands and thousands of unvetted into the nation and delivery them to Republican-leaning states.
An actual risk to democracy is counting those that entered the nation illegally within the census.
An actual risk to democracy is the Democrats' tactic of gerrymandering voting districts.
The one actual risk to democracy is the Democratic Occasion.
Walter Goldeski
East Brunswick, NJ
Democrats used all of those obnoxious phrases to rally their followers.
Now they'll see that most individuals in America are simply sick and bored with this rhetoric, and so they realize it's going to value them the midterm elections.
As at all times, they're so pathetic as a result of they don't notice that everybody can see by way of their ploy to appear honest and caring.
Vote all of them out.
Jean Cole
Juno Seaside, Fla.
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