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Originally Posted by Ari
I'm all for supporting our symbols, but isn't there something better than can be spending their time on then? I guess pacification of the moronic car flag masses is a worthy political goal.
My question is, what is a "flag" is it specifically the cloth thing meant to be run up a pole or is it the red white and blue (blue white and red is better) symbol? I would assume it's the cloth thing, but it would be nice to know for sure.
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According to the
Citizen's Flag Alliance,
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Q: Exactly what is a flag?
A: That simple question has caused more controversy about a pretty simple topic than almost any other. The Congress, which rarely agrees on anything, agreed in 1989 that the term "flag of the United States means any flag of the United States, or any part thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is commonly displayed." That makes it pretty clear that we aren't talking about ties with flags on them or birthday cakes with Stars and Stripes icing. Additionally, we have 100 years of legal precedent where the courts exercised common sense to adjudicate flag desecration cases. This really is a non-issue.
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It doesn't get much more flimflammish than that. The wording makes it clear to the rest of us that a "flag" can include just about anything including flag birthday cakes.