Burn This Flag

[CoolOnion]

Last night, I snapped a picture of my neighbor's flag and wrote a diary entry for Daily Kos at this link:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/22/10111/7315




Yep, he's a Republican. God Bless America.

[malmapus]

1. OMG

Its funny that these are the people that would call us un-American. But they don't know how to take care of their own freakin flag.

[NoPasaran]

2. One of the many ideas I 've had but never implemented

I'd like to get a book of tickets printed and send citations to people who are displaying worn out, dirty flags, or otherwise violating the US Flag Code.

[BrightKnight]

3. Place the Federal Flag Code and matches on his door step.

Print out a copy of the Federal Flag Code (Public Law 94-344). Place this on his doorstep with a box of matches.

http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/flagcode.html

You might also print a list of the people killed in Iraq.

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/list.php

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If this does not work it is your patriotic duty to discuss the issue with him.

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

4. I'd like to ticket the flag desecrators

who use the flag for commercial purposes. Examples abound, but my favorite(?!) are the aluminum ladders I saw at Home Depot painted in wavy red, white and blue. Probably made in China.:banghead:

[BrightKnight]

5. apartment complex refused to lower flag after Columbia

I repeatedly asked the management of an apartment complex I lived in to lower the flag to half staff after the Columbia disaster. They did not do it. They fly it in all weather. They fly it at night without a light. They only see it as a marketing tool and refuse to take any responsibility for it. The manager has a "w" bumper sticker.

After 9/11 I heard the staff laughing about how to apply patriotic decorations to the golf carts. In the end they used red, white and blue streamers and balloons.

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I'm not sure that a law is the answer. Perhaps an offenders web page would help. A sort of Better Business Bureau for flag flying. The VFW or some other organization could run it. It would not be difficult to find the funding.

[sonias]

6. Great idea

That would be such a good idea. I'll be on that flag patrol. Even in my neighborhood there are some dirty flag waving wing nuts.

Sonia