Court Quote by Larry Craig

There is no sense and no sanity in objecting to the desecration of the flag while tolerating and justifying and encouraging as a daily…

— Wendell Berry

No matter whether the Constitution follows the flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the election returns.

— Finley Peter Dunne

We are far more concerned about the desecration of the flag than we are about the desecration of our land.

— Wendell Berry

We have a First Amendment right to burn the flag as symbolic speech. The Constitution protects that right. To spend time and effort on…

— Deborah K. Ross

We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so, we dilute the freedom this cherished emblem represents.

— Anonymous

It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by…

— Adrian Cronauer

I think that's a question for South Carolin and the last thing they need is people from outside the state coming in and dictating…

— Ted Cruz

If it is unpatriotic to tear down the flag, which is a symbol of the country, why isn't it more unpatriotic to desecrate the…

— Ralph Nader

Unfortunately a Constitutional amendment that would have empowered Congress to make desecration of the United States flag illegal failed to pass by one vote.

— Kenny Marchant

The people of Mississippi overwhelmingly voted to keep our flag in 2001. I oppose unilateral action by the governor or the Legislature or any…

— Tate Reeves

Our politics is about people not flags.

— Johann Lamont

Many who wave American flags also practice discrimination on the basis of race. Many who wave American flags practice anti-Semitism. We think that betrays…

— Billy Campbell