<P> Desecration of the flag is considered a public outrage, but remains protected as free speech . Scholars have noted the irony that "(t) he flag is so revered because it represents the land of the free, and that freedom includes the ability to use or abuse that flag in protest". Comparing practice worldwide, Testi noted in 2010 that the United States was not unique in adoring its banner, for the flags of Scandinavian countries are also "beloved, domesticated, commercialized and sacralized objects". </P> <P> The basic design of the current flag is specified by 4 U.S.C. § 1; 4 U.S.C. § 2 outlines the addition of new stars to represent new states . The specification gives the following values: </P> <Ul> <Li> Hoist (height) of the flag: A = 1.0 </Li> <Li> Fly (width) of the flag: B = 1.9 </Li> <Li> Hoist (height) of the canton ("union"): C = 0.5385 (A × 7 / 13, spanning seven stripes) </Li> <Li> Fly (width) of the canton: D = 0.76 (B × 2 / 5, two - fifths of the flag width) </Li> <Li> E = F = 0.0538 (C / 10, One - tenth of the height of the canton) </Li> <Li> G = H = 0.0633 (D / 12, One twelfth of the width of the canton) </Li> <Li> Diameter of star: K = 0.0616 (L × 4 / 5, four - fifths of the stripe width, the calculation only gives 0.0616 if L is first rounded to 0.077) </Li> <Li> Width of stripe: L = 0.0769 (A / 13, One thirteenth of the flag height) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Hoist (height) of the flag: A = 1.0 </Li>

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