Re: Dover half staff flag

On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:54:31 -0400, Thomas <wharry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



It's called a law, you fucking moron.

It is against the law to fly the flag at half-staff except as outlined
in the US Federal Code. Yes, this applies to private entities as well.

-Thomas


Your "law" only codifies when the President may order the flag to be
flown at half staff- It does not provide him with the sole and
exclusive priovelege.

The law gives specific insatnces of when it should be flown at half
staff by all- but does not contain one word about it being prohibited
at any time for any reason.

Find me one citation that states may ONLY be flown at command of Pres
or governor- It is not law!



TITLE 4 > CHAPTER 1 > § 7

§ 7. Position and manner of display

m) The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the
peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The
flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the
day. On Memorial Day the flag should be displayed at half-staff until
noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. By order of the
President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of
principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of
a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their
memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign
dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to
Presidential instructions or orders,

******* or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not
inconsistent with law.


In the event of the death of a present or former official of the
government of any State, territory, or possession of the United
States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may
proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. The flag
shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President
or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice
President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United
States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day
of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice
President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and
on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.
The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day,
unless that day is also Armed Forces Day.

As used in this subsection?
(1) the term ?half-staff? means the position of the flag when it is
one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
(2) the term ?executive or military department? means any agency
listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5, United States Code; and
(3) the term ?Member of Congress? means a Senator, a Representative, a
Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
.

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