"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- -- I need a new .sig
