At 10:57 AM 12/24/01 -0800 Jeffrey Miller wrote:
>So just because I'm sick to death of the tacky red white n' blue theme
>and I happen to be making a political statement with my stamps, a
>statement the government itself by offering my such stamps as the flag,
>breast cancer awareness, and looney toons grants me, my FBI case file
>gets reopened?
Except for the fact that it is highly unusual for someone to not be able to
know what "non-flag" stamps are available.
>I always wondered about that - how enforcable IS the Flag Code? Is it
>law or just practice? In the Boy Scouts (yikes!) we were told it was
>law, and I've never really thought about it much besides when I see the
>giant flags flying at 3 am in a rainstorm, or as those tacky little
>antenna flags that are so popular right now.
The US Flag Code specifically states that it will not be enforced by force
of law, but rather will depend upon the patriotic sentiment of Americans to
follow it.
JDG
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