4 'Unconstitutional' to ban flag burningExcept, as the White House pointed out, flag burning is protected in the constitution under the first amendment. “The vast majority of Americans, myself included, find the burning of the flag offensive but we have a responsibility as a country to carefully protect our rights that are enshrined in the constitution,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest.

Source: The Guardian November 29, 2016 22:59 UTC