The Flag Code also prohibits misuse of the flag such as:
- wearing the flag as clothing (e.g. every Olympic athlete since we have competed in the games);
- using the flag for advertising (e.g. every sale ad mailed to your house in July); and
- printing the flag on anything made to be readily disposed of (e.g. paper plates, flyers, soda cups from McDonald's).
We abuse the flag daily in this country. That doesn't make it right, but it is so common we don't even notice it.
That said, I agree this particular misuse of the flag by none other than the President of the United States, is disgusting and ultimately disrespectful.
"America is at that awkward stage: It's too late to work within the system, and too early to shoot the bastards."
-Claire Wolfe
"I got a shotgun, rifle, and a four-wheel drive, and a country boy can survive."
-Hank Williams Jr.
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This sums it up for me as to why I put up THE flag, OUR flag:
http://www.billcook.net/puttin-up-the-flag.html
"Lead, follow, or get out of the way"
It's not a flag. It's a painting of a flag.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Techincally it's not an American Flag by law, although it looks really close to one. It is however gay, as gay gets.
United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 — The Flag
§1. Flag; stripes and stars on
The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars [Note: Sec. 2 provides for additional stars; Today the flag has fifty stars representing the fifty states — Webmaster], white in a blue field
Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Haw haw haw?..
Read the quote in the very first post. They aren't selling flags.
"There are no finger prints under water."
I don't think it matters that it isn't actually a cloth flag. It is a perverted representation of the American Flag. Although it may not burn in such a dramatic manner.
Last edited by Teufelhund; 09-21-2012 at 11:25. Reason: clarity
"America is at that awkward stage: It's too late to work within the system, and too early to shoot the bastards."
-Claire Wolfe
"I got a shotgun, rifle, and a four-wheel drive, and a country boy can survive."
-Hank Williams Jr.
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