Okay, so let's say it was a man who quietly turned his back on the flag. Would he have really been tried for treason back then? Hardly. Like Ms. Smith, he might not have been the most popular person on the block, but he wouldn't have been up on treason charges. Lynched by a rabid mob, perhaps, but that's hardly the same thing.

I think we can probably call the debate a draw at this point, and go have a few drinks. We all seem to agree that she had the right to do what she did...the rest is gut reaction, which we're all entitled to, and which no amount of words will ever change.