"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
> 
> 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.

Well, there is THAT.. I actually just don't like the way they look, to
be honest - nothing anti-American about that, just
anti-USPS-graphic-designers.. :)

> >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.

Thanks John :)  I couldn't find that bit online..

-j-

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