MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- President Trump recently signed an executive order to prosecute anyone who burns an American flag. Those who burn a flag would be punished by one year in jail, no more and no less.

Personally I do not like when people burn the flag because I just think it stands for everything that our heroes have fought for to protect but I do also feel like that is an absolute first amendment right even though I cant stand it I do feel like its a protected right under the first amendment.

Laura Hassell, Monroe resident

Trump says burning the us flag "incites riots at levels we've never seen before", others say it's their first amendment right.

I think it is an infringement upon my rights at the end of the day I have the right to do what I want although we do have state laws

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