Can politicians decide the fate of your national flag?

The designs on the Iraqi national flag will be changed as per the wishes, divided though, of politicians. Today, politicians in Iraq voted to remove 3 stars and Saddam's writings from the national flag of the country.
The 3 stars represent unity, freedom and socialism and Saddam's writings mean "God is Great". I don't see anything wrong with this symbolism of the stars and writings for Iraq, keeping in view the sensitivities of it's people.
However, the new political regime of Iraq has decided to replace them.

How would you feel if the designs on your national flag were altered due to a change in political regime?

Read more about it here.

Read what people had to say, here, the last time this discussion came up.