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It's True!
Back in 2003, when
he was completing every sentence with "September 11th", and
insulting the patriotism of "freedom haters" and Al-Qaeda loving
liberals, President Bush was also desecrating the sanctity of the
American flag. (You're not supposed to write on it.)
Too bad that
amendment was defeated...
Photo credit: AP
Photo/Charles Dharapak
Below are the
(unconstitutional) federal statutes that hope
to govern treatment of the flag.
Though Unenforceable, anyone who would disobey them clearly hates
freedom.
§176. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United
States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person
or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or
institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
- (a) The flag should never be displayed with the union
down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of
extreme danger to life or property.
- (b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such
as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
- (c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally,
but always aloft and free.
- (d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel,
bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back,
nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of
blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the
white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for
covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform,
and for decoration in general.
- (e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or
stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn,
soiled, or damaged in any way.
- (f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a
ceiling.
- (g) The flag
should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor
attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
- (h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for
receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
- (i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes
in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such
articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or
otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that
is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs
should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the
flag is flown.
- (j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume
or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to
the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and
members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a
living country and is itself considered a living thing.
Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn
on the left lapel near the heart.
- (k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no
longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a
dignified way, preferably by burning.
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you can read
more at: http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html#36 |