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American Flag how do you feel about our flag? Do you think we should not fly the flag any more in Public places? Do you respect the USA flag? Tell us you opinion of our Flag.
Silly person...Of course we fly the flag everywhere. I love our flag, It's the most beautiful flag in the world. Im proud of the flag and the people who love it. If you can't salute the flag then get out of here. I hate seeing only the Mexican flag on cars and no American flag next to it. Fly your flag in your country.
If people fear the goverment, that's tyranny; if the government fears the people, that's liberty...Thomas Jefferson
meowcats, I believe I understand why you would pose this question. It is sad that we can not proudly show our flag without worrying if we are "violating" some homeowners association's rule, or "offend" some asses sensibility! Rubish!! It is our country's symbol and represents the ideals of liberty and freedom. We certainly have the freedom to display our flag at our leisure and as a representation of our pride of being a member of the greatest country in the world. That being said there are very strict rules on how to properly display the flag, which anyone can find on the internet. I follow these rules out of respect for all my fellow soldiers that gave their life in order for us to have the right to show our pride.
The flag should not touch the ground. If it does, I retrieve it and kiss the flag. When it is to be discarded due to age, soiled, tattered, etc., it is supposed to be burned (not in effigy) not thrown in the trash. It is not supposed to be displayed at night unless illuminated. When displayed with other flags it is supposed to be in the highest position. It can be displayed on clothing but is NOT supposed to be clothing (shirts, underwear, jackets, pants, skirts, etc.). It is disrespectful to display the flag inverted unless you are in a distress situation (POW, sinking ship, a fort under attack, etc.). It is not to be displayed in the rain, snow or wind storms. When carried it is supposed to be on the right or ahead of other flags and should never be dipped when other flags would when passing a dignitary. It must be displayed at the entrance to a building when attached to a staff on a wall. When it passes by, men remove their hats and all put their right hand over their hearts except military that salute, etc, etc.
Although the colors of the flag were not explained by the Continental Congress, later when the Great Seal of the United States was adopted in 1782 the colors were explained as the ideals of the Founding Fathers, Red; hardiness and valor, white; purity and innocence, and blue; vigilance, perserverance and justice. I doubt whether any of our law makers know this.
Remember millions of Americans have sacrificed their lives for that flag, show it it's due respect and be proud to display it.
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The US stars and stripes are just as good a flag as that of any other nation and it is an insult to any patriot of any nation to forbid the flying of his nation´s flag!
Yes!!!! I have a flag hanging outside of my house for our country & to me it means support for the troops & those who gave there best at such a young age & died. Yes, i put it up a long time ago & its tattered like the soldiers must feel. I urge everyone to put up a flag at home, public buildings, any where they want too. This is a free country right? Could you check and let me know if any of the bush family be it all the bushes have a flag flying at all of there residences? Have someone post it online. Thanks and let me know.
"Liberty and justice for all?"
Will Phillips doesn't believe that describes America for its gay and lesbian citizens. He's a 10-year-old at West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas, about three hours east of Oklahoma City. Given his beliefs, he refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, specifically because that one phrase, "liberty and justice for all," he says, does not truly apply to all.
That did not go over well with the substitute teacher in his fifth-grade classroom.
The Arkansas Times reports that he started refusing to say the pledge Mon., Oct. 5. By Thursday, the substitute was steamed. She told Will she knew his mother and grandmother and they would want him to recite the pledge.
Will told the Times the substitute got more and more upset. She raised her voice. By this point, Will told the newspaper, he started losing his cool too, adding: "After a few minutes, I said, 'With all due respect ma'am, go jump off a bridge.'"
Would your child refuse to recite the Pledge of Allegiance? Credit: Getty Images
That got him sent to the principal's office. The principal made him look up information about the flag and what it represents. Meanwhile, there was the inevitable call to his mother.
At first, mom Laura Phillips told the Times, the principal talked about Will telling a substitute to jump off a bridge. When pressed, the principal admitted the whole incident was sparked by the boy exercising his constitutional right not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Phillips suggested an apology was in order -- from the teacher. When the principal said that wasn't necessary, Will's mother started venting to friends via Twitter. Those friends, in turn, told the news media. And what would have been a minor classroom incident has people throughout Arkansas and beyond choosing sides.
As for Will, he continues to exercise his right to remain silent. It can be rough at times, he and his family admit. He has his share of supporters, however, his critics are louder and nastier -- especially because he took his stand to defend gay rights.
"In the lunchroom and in the hallway, they've been making comments and doing pranks, calling me gay," he told the Times. "It's always the same people, walking up and calling me a gaywad."
Nonetheless, Will told the paper, he is sticking to his convictions. A reporter for the paper asked Will -- with all this talk about patriotism and the pledge -- what he thinks it means to be an American.
"Freedom of speech," he responded. "The freedom to disagree. That's what I think pretty much being an American represents."
His mother is proud.
"He's probably more aware of the meaning of the pledge that a lot of adults," Phillips told the Times.
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