A Good Question for Reporters

Mark Tapscott asks a question of the Washington Post that, given their defense of the "free speech" of flag burning, requires a serious answer.

Mark quotes from the Post's editorial against banning flag burning, which says there are "no exceptions" to the First Amendment, and asks:

All of that is absolutely true, of course, but what about the free speech that is exercised when somebody buys a TV or radio spot to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate for Congress 60 or fewer days before Election Day?

That is, can the FEC outlaw types of political speech that some elites find inconvenient? According to the Supreme Court, the answer is yes. As to whether or not they'll do it, we should know later this summer.

UPDATE: This is Brent Tantillo -- I hope Win doesn't mind me making the following comment, but flag burning can be considered more than just speech, it also involves conduct; conduct which sometimes is very dangerous as it necessarily involves fire and sometimes gasoline or some other flammable substance.