Burning the American flag is a uniquely American act, especially when those in power don’t want you to — particularly when those in power are undermining democracy at every turn.

President Donald Trump has found another way to pretend to love this country in ways others don’t while revealing the bankruptcy of his definition of America: He signed yet another executive order, this time purportedly making flag burning punishable by a year in prison.

“If you burn a flag, you get one year in jail, no early exits, no nothing,” he said.

The order itself isn’t nearly that clear. It’s poppycock, making it hard to tell if flag burning could lead to prison by itself and under any circumstance, or only if it accompanies illegal acts. It’s likely the latter, given that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled i

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