Sheer bullshit--but just so I am clear, I have a few questions for Hatch and these other morons. If I have a flag made of metal and it is thoroughly indestructable, can I squirt gas on it and burn it, or does the flag have to be destroyed. More snarky questions on the flip.
If I use a flag as a diaper, would that be a problem? And if so, what if I made a fourth of July flag cake, slice it, eat it and shit it with all my friends (as is tradition in many places judging from the flag cakes I see being sold at the supermarket). It cant hold feces but it can become feces?
What if I burn a 48 star flag--are we only outlawing the official one? Could I add a star and burn it so that it is a flag that has never been a US flag? Or would the addition of the star be a desecration.
I always heard that if a flag touches the ground you were supposed to burn it--out of respect. Can I respectfully burn a flag?
What if I were to get footage of a flag being burned and projected it onto a building. In other words, do I have to be the destroyer or is the disrespect enough?
Can I throw away an old flag? How can I be sure that it won't be incinerated? For that matter--is it worse to let it rot in a landfill? It could get coffee grounds all over it.
Can I still burn a copy of the constitution? Could I burn the first amendment? Or should I just wait for Roberts and Alito to handle that for me?