American Flag Etiquette

[MoonRiver]

I'm sure Chumpy violated proper etiquette when he humped the flag yesterday. Yeah, he disrespected the symbol of our country!

?itok=YFz8w-pt

Many of our readers ask about American flag etiquette and the U.S. Flag Code. Here is a list of rules and guidelines for displaying the American flag and treating it with proper respect.

On June 22, 1942, Congress passed a joint resolution, later amended on December 22, 1942, that encompassed what has come to be known as the U.S. Flag Code.

Perhaps the most important guideline involves how citizens should behave around the Stars and Stripes: The flag of the United States is the emblem of our identity as a sovereign nation, which the United States of America has been for more than 200 years. Therefore, members of the armed services and veterans are asked to stand at attention and salute when their flag is passing in a parade or being hoisted or lowered; civilians should place their right hand over their heart.

Much more here:

https://www.almanac.com/content/american-flag-etiquette-rules-and-guidelines

[Sneederbunk]

1. His mistake. He thought it was a Confederate flag.

[MoonRiver]

2. Haha, good one!

[Girard442]

3. Very few people know the U.S. Flag Code and even fewer observe it.

You'd think the people who fetishize the flag would, but not really.

[MoonRiver]

4. And you'd definitely think a POTUS would.

I learned about it after 911 when everyone, including me, was flying a flag. Lots of flag abuse was taking place, so those in the know presented the rules. Think I first saw a flag expert discuss this on CNN.

[Achilleaze]

5. The US Constitution protects the right of 5-time republican draft dodgers to

dry hump the American flag. But it is still a DEPLORABLE thing to do. It disrespects all the honest US men and women who have made sincere sacrifices for the flag. republicans should be ashamed of themselves.

[trev]

7. "republicans should be ashamed of themselves"

Like that's ever going to happen.

[trev]

6. From the link.

"The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose."

I think that should cover this situation.

I'm ex-Army, and it makes my blood boil when I see the flag disrespected by buffoons who claim to love it.

[MoonRiver]

8. I thought the same thing.

And as the child of 2 WWII veterans, both mom and dad, plus the niece of two others, I despise that kind of disrespect.

[erronis]

9. I'm surprised dump didn't grab the flag by the pulley. (Sorry)

[LuvNewcastle]

10. He probably would have, but his little hands couldn't reach around.

[Iggo]

11. Flag worshipers don't believe what they say they believe.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Did they include "do not hump it in public like a horny toy dog"?

Because that was something that anyone could have foreseen an American president doing ...

[MoonRiver]

13. Lol!