Jumping John
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Thu Apr-28-11 09:53 AM
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| It is appropriate that a law be passed that the flag should |
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be flown at half mast until the US is back on solid economic ground and also until the US is no longer participating in the useless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere.
I came to this conclusion when I heard of the 8 American pilots and the private contractor who were slaughtered by that Afghani pilot at the Airport in Afghanistan.
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| efhmc
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Thu Apr-28-11 09:55 AM
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| 1. Maybe a visual reminder on a daily basis would help but I |
| Webster Green
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Thu Apr-28-11 10:01 AM
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| 2. Half-mast and upside down. |
| jwirr
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Thu Apr-28-11 11:07 AM
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| 3. In the 60s we started mailing letters with the flag upside down in |
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protest. It is illegal to do that now.
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| fizzgig
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Thu Apr-28-11 11:14 AM
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| 4. i'd like a citation on that |
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google tells me it's illegal in the uk, but i can't find anything about the us
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| jwirr
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Thu Apr-28-11 11:26 AM
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| 7. We were lied to again! |
| CBGLuthier
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Thu Apr-28-11 11:17 AM
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| 5. illegal to put a stamp on upside down? |
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yeah, I don't really think so.
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| Lars39
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Thu Apr-28-11 11:18 AM
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| 6. I've been looking to see if that's true....can't find that it's illegal |
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to have the flag stamp upside down. :shrug:
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