jpk: Actually, the amendment is to "protect the flag from desecration" which includes burning in a disresepctful manner. The theory is that the respectful burning of an unserviceable flag would not be prohibited. Of course, that leaves a lot to a jury trying someone accused of violating this law. They are put in the position of determining how to define "desecration" and how to apply that definition to the particular set of facts facing them.
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