President Donald Trump doesn’t appreciate it when anyone sets fire to the American flag.

I don’t either. Yet, I value the First Amendment more.

On Aug. 25, Trump signed an executive order that seeks additional penalties for those who destroy the flag. The order promises to “prosecute those who incite violence or otherwise violate our laws while desecrating this symbol of our country, to the fullest extent permissible under any available authority.”

I get where Trump is coming from.

As his edict states: “The American Flag is a special symbol in our national life that should unite and represent all Americans of every background and walk of life. Desecrating it is uniquely offensive and provocative.”