When President Donald Trump announced an executive order last month to prosecute those who burned the American flag, he reignited an intraconservative argument about First Amendment protections and Supreme Court precedent.

On Aug. 25, the president proudly unveiled a new order called “Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag.” According to the president, the order was straightforward: “If you burn a flag,” he announced, “you get one year in jail.” Give the man credit for consistency. Shortly after he won the 2016 presidential election, he posted on what was then called Twitter, “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag — if they do, there must be consequences — perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”