Is it legal to burn the Confederate Flag?

Question

I found one not too long ago. Instead of tossing it in the garage as something I might sell on Ebay or throwing it out, I figure it would best be burned. What do you think?

Answer 1

Depends, are you planning to do it in the Walmart clothing isle? then no.

Answer 2

The Confederate flag has no official standing, it is just a piece of cloth. Burn away.

Speaking as a life long southerner whose family first settled in North Carolina in the 1750's I can tell you, I used to be proud of the stars and bars. That was until I learned that the flag was reintroduced to southern state flags in the 1940's as a protest to integration and minority rights.

Now that dreadful arrangement of cloth fills me with nothing but shame and disgust. It no longer represents heritage or history but hatred.

The confederate flag should be given no more respect than a swastika flag.

Burn it.

Answer 3

Yes, it is completely legal. Just be careful where you do it.

Answer 4

You can burn any flag you want to, just be careful who sees you because not everyone is tolerant of it.  

Answer 5

You can if you want too, but don't let us rednecks catch you.

Answer 6

It is legal to burn any flag - both as political speech and as a more respectful way of retiring it than throwing it into the garbage with the coffee grounds.

Answer 7

Yes. why wouldn't it be?

Answer 8

Burning is the only respectful method of destroying an old flag.

Answer 9

Sure, but make sure you are way up north when you do it.  Otherwise, do so at your own peril.

Answer 10

Nope.

Why don't ya'all come on down to Atlanta and burn yo-self 1 or 2?

Answer 11

  Well, sonny, playing with fire is kindof dangerous. Take it to the American Legion and let them deal with it.

Answer 12

If it's legal to burn the American flag, it's legal to burn any flag in existence in the known universe.

Answer 13

The south will RISE AGAIN!

Answer 14

You can burn it if you like. No one will stop you. You can even burn a US flag. Its legal to do that. Provided you are doing it to express a point of view.