Free Speach, gun control, Burn the flag....... Free speach is going fast. Gun control is here. Our Flag, Is known as the Flag of the United States. We are Statesman. To call us Americans, or the American Flag is wrong, or less correct.( FREE SPEACH call it what you want to) America is not just this country, the People of Brazil are also Americans. Gun control, don't get me started on that one. All I have to say is" from my cold dead hands." To burn the flag is wrong, and alot of people say that there should be laws to protect our flag. WRONG!!!! Does any one know the correct way to retire an old flag? You make three fires in the first one you put the blue, the next one the white, and in the last one the red. You then take the ashes and bury them in the NE corner of a cemetery. But to make a law that protects our flag makes our flag worthless. You just pissed on Free Speach. I would never do anything to harm my flag, and have even spilled blood to protect it, people must be free to do so. Just thought I would put that out there. SEMPER FI  DOGS
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buatbu
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Jun 23 @ 7:41PM
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You do realize that in October, the U.S. Supreme Court will decided if the phase in the Constitution "right to bear arms" means a militia (the National Guard) or individuals. I don't know how they will vote but I bet it will be a 5-4 vote. If the liberals win this one - they will not not outlaw guns, the will outlaw ammo. if you can't buy ammo, a gun is useless.
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wtxman
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Jun 23 @ 7:59PM
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The Flag Code
Title 36, U.S.C., Chapter 10
As amended by P.L. 344, 94th Congress
Approved July 7, 1976
§ 170. National Anthem; Star-Spangled Banner
The composition consisting of the words and music known as The Star-Spangled Banner is designated the national anthem of the United States of America.
§ 171. Conduct during playing
During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed, all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed there.
§ 172. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
§ 173. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition
The following codification of existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America is established for the use of such civilians or civilian groups or organizations as may not be required to conform with regulations promulgated by one or more executive departments of the Government of the United States. The flag of the United States for the purposes of this chapter shall be defined according to sections 1 and 2 of Title 4 and Executive Order 10834 issued pursuant thereto.
§ 174. Time and occasions for display; hoisting and lowering
(a) It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flag staffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
(b) The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(c) The flag should not be displayed on days when the weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.
(d) The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on
§ New Year's Day - January 1
§ Inauguration Day - January 20
§ Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
§ Washington's Birthday - third Monday in February
§ Easter Sunday - (variable)
§ Mother's Day - second Sunday in May
§ Armed Forces Day - third Saturday in May
§ Memorial Day (half-staff until noon) - last Monday in May
§ Flag Day - June 14
§ Independence Day - July 4
§ Labor Day - first Monday - September 17
§ Columbus Day - second Monday in October
§ Navy Day - October 27
§ Veterans Day - November 11
§ Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November
§ Christmas Day - December 25
§ Other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States
§ Birthdays of States (date of admission)
§ State holidays
§ (e) The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.
§ (f) The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.
§ (g) The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.
§ 175. Position and manner of display
The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
§ (a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i) of this section.
§ (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.
§ (c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above, or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession thereof: Provided, That nothing in this section shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with that of the flag of the United States at the headquarters of the United Nations.
§ (d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.
§ (e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
§ (f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be place
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wtxman
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Jun 23 @ 8:00PM
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Retiring the United States Flag from Service
'The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." (The United States Flag Code) The flag should be burned at a private, non-public location. Conditions of deterioration include fading, shredding, ripping, dirt and grime that cannot be cleaned, and torn or damaged halyards and grommets that cannot be repaired.
In many American communities, one or more organizations render an important community service by collecting and overseeing the proper disposal of flags. For information in your community, try the Boy Scouts of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or the American Legion. If they provide a flag retirement service, the flag can be dropped off and they will perform the ceremony for several flags at the same time.
A flag retirement ceremony may also be a family activity. It provides an opportunity to teach and instruct. If retiring the flag as a family, the following steps might be considered:
1. Gather the family around. Raise the flag on the pole or staff or hold it aloft by hand.
2. Call the group to attention. Salute and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
3. The leader might say something like, "This flag has served its nation well and long. It is now worn to a condition in which it should no longer be used to represent the nation. We pay honor to this flag for the service it has rendered.
4. Fold the flag according to procedures explained on this site. Folding the Flag
5. Give the flag to the group leader who will burn it until it is completely consumed.
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wtxman
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Jun 23 @ 8:04PM
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I read with interest your blog,but can not find the specific "flag" ceromony that you are refering to. Would you please provide it for our edification; thank you.
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redbronze
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Jun 23 @ 9:03PM
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I went to a flag burning ceremony. It was cool the County Volunteer Fire Department does it here in Lubbock they collect flags from all over the city and dig a huge hole and then burn the flags as I recall they did say some words before hand but I cannot remember what they were basically it was a few nice guys hanging out taking care of something that many my self included knew little to nothing about. We had a separate pit and one of my students burned a winged structure he had built.. I can say it was one cool night.
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mike1369
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Jul 1 @ 11:24PM
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Thanks for the comments, as far as ammo goes I have all the right tools to make my own. Thanks again for looking up the code for our flag, I'm not sure how my way of burning the flag came to be, but thats the way it has been passed down to us. From what I know it dates back to the Civil war era. Give me some time and I will look into it more.
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funnywhapper
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Oct 1 @ 1:52AM
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i tried to buy a gun mail-order from thompson. couldn' t do it.
tried to buy a gun from duncan's. not possible. only
law officers are allowed to buy guns. and ammo.
we are a disarmed people. i know a guy who
was busted for throwing a gum wrapper on the ground
by cvs pharmacy. suddenly pinkerton's guards
came out of nowhere and tackled him to the ground.
a dangerous man he must be. the sheriffs were
called as he lay handcuffed, for messing around with
littering laws. he was charged and booked and jailed
for a misdemeanor, punishable by six months in prison
and a five thousand dollar fine. he argued against
it, posted bail, got a lawyer, the best he could
buy on consignment. he borrowed on his house.
gambled to win. he lost. he went to prison
for six months, and in the meantime, he lost his house,
his wife, his kids, his car, all his property and
when he got out of prison, the lawyer demanded
to be paid, and he had to become a hit man
for organized crime to pay the legal bills.
as the criminal lawyer was the head of organized
crime in that sector. all because he threw a gum
wrapper, dentyne, on the ground not in the waste
bin even though it was 12 steps away. what if? if only?
woulda coulda shoulda. fuck it.
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