Comments on: What Are the Rules of American Flag Etiquette?

By: cory USMC

cory USMC — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:31:28 +0000

you need to brush up on your history. Texas does NOT have the right to succeed as it was brought into the union under law, not a treaty. thats an ignorant myth you bought into, hook, line, and sinker. if you disagree, please find me the name of this treaty with sources to back it up. your great granny doesnt count. also, if you read the flag code you would know that all state flags are allowed to fly at the same height as Old Glory, as long as they are to the viewers right of the US Flag. Who cares if the Texas capitol is taller? it’s ignorant Texans like you who give the rest of us a bad name. Knock off the over zealous Texas pride crap, it’s annoying.

-Cory
(a Texan and Marine combat veteran)

By: dontshootjames@mail.com

dontshootjames@mail.com — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:09:11 +0000

When hanging bunting at a military function, what is the propper prcedure? Does the blue go at the top?

By: Robert Joseph

Robert Joseph — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:43:40 +0000

Great reply

By: Robert Joseph

Robert Joseph — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:34:28 +0000

With no disrespect to my country, America or state, New Jersey, or anyone else’s …
I expect the rules are generally written by patriotic government employees, hence the requirement for the Federal flag to be uppermost. And, when we are interacting with another country, such as at war, the federal flag would be uppermost, as we are acting as a nation.

However, in a private setting, I understand and believe flags represent our allegience. My first allegience is to Almighty God and then to my family. Then generally to friends, neighbors, and individuals. Local government, state government, federal government, and other nations around the world come next.

Remember that America was created with individual rights, and is unique throughout the world. When we put the government above individuals, we have it backwards.

By: Jim Prentice

Jim Prentice — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:04:07 +0000

The laws of Congress in respect to those matters do not extend into the territorial limits of the states, but have force only in the District of Columbia, and other places that are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the national government.”
[Caha v. United States 152 U.S. 211 (1894)]

“Legislation of Congress, unless a contrary intent appears, is meant to apply only within territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”
Foley Bros. v. Filardo, 336 U.S. 281; 69 S.Ct. 575 (1949)

Title 4 USC, Section 72 “All offices attached to the seat of government shall be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.”; See also Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 and Article IV, Section 3, cl. 2.

Sorry to intercede here but “federal Law’ only applies to federal territory. The States are superrior to the federal government because the States were the creators of the Constitution FOR the Unitede States OF America.

I fly the Florida Flag above the United States flag because Florida is superrior.

The authority of the federal government is very limited when Congress deals with the several States. The federal Constitution is very explicit on this matter.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:48:24 +0000

Barb,
that is sad that people have not go any respect for our soliders our our country anymore I fly my flag 24/7 365 days a yr. I am so saddened over your story but onthe other hand thank god for peopel like you. I would have placed the flag in the casket or a good person like you keep it in his honor.

I am fighting to have a flag flown in the grave yard 365 days where many veterans are where I live. You are a true American God Bless you.

Theresa M Hodge
Verona,KY

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:41:49 +0000

I hope someone can put me in touch with the Veterans so I may raise a question in regards to a flag pole in my town at a cemetery where they do not want to hang a flag all yr long or even during the times the flag should fly for the veterans in that grave yard.

hodgetm42@insightbb.com

Theresa
KY

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:37:38 +0000

I do what the veterans do they burn the wore torn soiled flags so I myself do that as well I do not dispose of them any other way.

Theresa
Verona,KY

By: Doug Jarvis

Doug Jarvis — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:31:20 +0000

About twenty years ago I purchased a 5′x9′ military casket flag at a garage sale. I researched and found out who the veteran was that was honored with this flag and had his name added in the border between the grommets. We have been honoring this soldier every government holiday by displaying the flag across the front of our home. The flag is still in excellent condition except the blue is badly faded. How long can I display this flag before it becomes inappropriate? Can the blue be restored? It is a Valley Forge flag

By: Jeremy Davis

Jeremy Davis — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:17:39 +0000

In my 16 yrs of vexological studies I have simply found it blantly disresepectfull to fly any flag one atop another. In short when you do this you change the ''message'' of the flag at the top, and the flag on the bottom. To keep this simple look at the u.s. flag and any state flag, when the u.S. flag is flown by a civilian it is usally for geographical love,respect and allegiance and with that the same can be said in regards to a civilian flying their respective state flag.But when you fly the u.S. flag at a Federal facility it repersants the Federal gov haveing sole control at/over that Federal agency.When the u.S. flag is flown over that of a state flag the message is: The Federal reigns suprteme over this state and its people.If the state flag is flown alone at a state facility then the message is: the state reigns supreme at/over this state agency/facility. When both flags are displayed on equal height poles and are of the same size this repersants the Federal and state have an equal standing concerning the affairs and role of thet state agency,and when the u.S. flag is positioned to the right of the stste flag this means the state will for the moment cede itself to the Federal concerning an issue pertaining to that agency. Any flag that was once that of a viable belegerant nation (eg: Texas and the Confederate States of America) deserve to be respected and flown on equal height poles and of the same size as the other flags in the display.You may be asking why? Because when those countries existed for all the world to see the people at that time existed and because of their existance then it is because of them as their posterty that we exist today, we are their heirs.All the heritage,the legands the legecies the folklore etc,etc(good and not so good) belongs to us. It is up to us to learn from them,is hind site not 20/20? The flag rules that have been passed down to us promote the Federal Gov as ''the'' most supreme agency. In my oppion fly your state flag and take back the fact that the states and the people of the statesd created the Federal Gov.