May have to do with all of our "sister" cities? Otherwise I couldn't guess.
JHarmon
Cleveland
>From: Alan Shilepsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [Mpls] UN Flag over Hennepin County
>Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:37:10 -0500
>
>Just a question. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in City Hall's
>Conference Room 333, unhappily listening to the Minneapolis Charter
>Commission throwing nails in the road before a citizen vote on Instant
>Runoff Voting in Minneapolis, when I happened to look out over the
>wind-swept plaza in front of the Hennepin County Courthouse.
>
>As I looked at the various flags flap in the wind, I realized that along
>with the US flag (east-most pole) and the Minnesota and Hennepin County
>flags (center pole, MN on top), there was a United Nations flag on the
>west-most pole.
>
>I didn't remember swearing allegiance to the UN, or its General Assembly
>(what do we have there now, 1 vote out of 200), or its Security Council
>(where China has a veto, as do we).
>
>I love this country, and not just for the opportunities it has afforded
>me. I have **enforceable** rights as an American that I would not have
>in most nations of the world (e.g., our Bill of Rights and two centuries
>of case law to support it, and our philosophy of limited, divided
>(federal) government and individual rights).
>
>When I directed my eyes back into the City Hall conference room I
>noticed that the room had, besides the US flag, a UN flag too.
>
>I know that "fabric isn't important" but what is going on. Were
>explicit decisions made, by specific people, to give place to the UN
>flag? When? Who? Using what criteria and justification?
>
>I know global cooperation, coodination, communication and charity are
>positive ideas; but so is the American Cancer Society and the United
>Negro College Fund. Are we going to fly their flags next?
>
>BTW, I don't think global government is a possibility for at the very
>least 100 years, because of the wide disparity of: language, standards
>of living, education levels, cultural values, political values and
>individual protections. At least not from the bottom up global
>government--top down, that is another, unpleasant to imagine, story (try
>1984).
>
>I haven't visited many schools recently; are UN flags in them too?
>
>I'm sure Governor Ventura isn't flying the UN flag over the State
>Capitol. At least I hope not!
>
>Alan Shilepsky
>proud American from Downtown Mpls.
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