This is illegal:
Executive Order. US Code Section 7(b) "The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender." 4USC7
AND. . .
i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. . . .(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform." 4USC8
. . .One may sign it, salute it, or burn it; but it may be that the only difference is what is in his mind.
The defender of the Home Land:
West Virginia Children forced to salute with a "stiff" arm. This case went to the Supreme Court in 1942:
"Retiring" an American flag:
The whole issue is a double standard, and what people want to outlaw is what is in the mind of the person who does it. That's what makes the anti-flagburning position all the more indefensible. Most criminals are defined by their actions; the "flag burner" who is the target of ant-flag burning legislation, is defined by what he thinks.
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The deification of the flag is a confusing one, to say the least. I have always found it disturbing that our youth are forced, in one way or another, to "pledge" to the flag on a daily basis, without any real explanation of what they are saying.
When I became old enough to figure it out for myself, I stopped saying it. It was always a sore subject for homeroom teachers, school assemblies (especially the ones when I was onstage, singing the national anthem. THAT was interesting.)...even in my marriage.
I guess I've mellowed out over the years...but I honestly don't understand how "flag" shirts, jewelry, etc., are standardized as Americana, when it is outlined that they SHOULD not be.
Strange...
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