It shows a stunning lack of understanding of the purpose of the Constitution to suggest that conviction of a crime ought to remove your rights as a citizen. An essential purpose of the Constitution to protect those who have been found guilty of a crime. What would this look like? No appeal? No attorney after conviction? No ban on cruel and unusual punishment? Would the person be deported? Where would they be deported to? Or would they be help indefinitely in a cell in the states? This is a direct threat and the focus on flag burning, while also important, should not distract us from how little value he places in the guarantee of citizenship and all the rights that go with it.