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Flag handling etiquette explicitly encourage flag burning as a proper means of disposal when the flag is no longer fit to be flown.
So it seems that a valid reading could lead someone who felt the flag was unseemly due to what it has come to symbolize to burn it.
Now, I'll believe these senators are genuine about their concerns when they don't write on flags, or allow anyone to wear them as clothing items, as these behaviors are expressly forbidden according to the rules.
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