No, literally! Check out Flag Code item 176 (d)! And, I suppose, (j).
Not that people don't break that all the time, including in the Olympics and sporting events and, arguably, at every car dealership in the nation. This is just a particularly !!! example. Hee.
Heh, yeah, I think the whole flag code is a bit over-zealous. I was raised with it by a patriotic mother and I learned how to fold the flag properly and not let it touch the ground and such, and I think it's nice to show respect, but to *burn* a perfectly good flag if it accidentally touches the ground? (Ceremonial burning is the only proper way to dispose of a flag.) Just seems wasteful! As far as I know the U.S. is the only country with a code like that.
Fortunately the flag code isn't actually legally binding, it's more of a stern suggestion, especially for ceremonial purposes. :) And most people (Stephen Colbert included!) don't follow it all.
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Not that people don't break that all the time, including in the Olympics and sporting events and, arguably, at every car dealership in the nation. This is just a particularly !!! example. Hee.
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I actually thought that I maybe was correct in thinking that it was illegal. I'm glad I was correct.
The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.
... a living thing? That seems a tad over zealous.
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Fortunately the flag code isn't actually legally binding, it's more of a stern suggestion, especially for ceremonial purposes. :) And most people (Stephen Colbert included!) don't follow it all.
I think the Jensen manip is hilarious. *g*
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... I clicked that link...
I need new eyes now.