Offering constructive criticism to the social cripples in our midst since early 2005.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Here's a pretty succinct post about the problem with the amendment:

• What's particularly frustrating by the flag burning amendment is that according to the US Flag Code, the appropriate way to dispose of a flag, as all patriotic Americans know, is to burn it.
  
  Any anti-flag burning legislation would have to be based entirely around intent - was your intent to protest the actions of your government? If so, go to jail. Was your intent to follow the US Flag code? Good for you.

Atrios