Posted on 05/15/2007 3:34:32 PM PDT by HAL9000
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WASHINGTON (AP)--Governors could order federal facilities to lower their flags to honor fallen military troops under legislation passed by the House Tuesday.Rep. Bart Stupak, a Democrat whose northern Michigan district has lost close to 20 people in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he sponsored the bill after unsuccessfully trying to persuade President George W. Bush to issue an executive order on the issue.
The bill passed 408-4 and now goes to the Senate, where Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., have introduced parallel legislation.
The measure would amend federal law with regard to the flying of the national flag at half-staff to allow a governor to require that federal facilities in the state lower their flags when a member of the armed forces from that state dies while on active duty. The mayor of the District of Columbia would have the same authority with respect to military personnel from the District.
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This is terrible and WRONG. I hope they won’t do it, although one can bet the Dem Governors will do it.
This is a PR victory for the terrorists and only contributes to the depressive anti-victory sentiment in this country. The Dems will gleefully point to the lowered flags as a visible indication for “Bush’s bloody failure”.
The proper way to honour our fallen heroes is flying the flag proudly!
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Democrats are making a political statement.
Deaths from OEF/OIF are happening everyday and our flags will be half mast...everyday.
I thought Memorial Day was to honor our fallen?
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Let’s just leave all flags at half-mast forever, to honor ALL of our war dead from all wars past and present. The ‘RATS are merely trying to politicize this, to utilize US flagpoles on federal facilities nationwide in their own left-wing propaganda campaigns. It’s very similar to their demands to photograph flag-draped coffins for the MSM, etc. The ‘RATs do not care about truly honoring our war dead, they just want to score propaganda points ala Michael Moore.
I agree that this is WRONG WRONG WRONG.
I DO NOT want to see our flag in wartime flying at half mast.
That is what our ENEMIES want to see.
Dammit!
The COMMONSENSE thing to do here is to FLY THE FLAG AT HALF-MAST FOR THINGS IT WAS INTENDED FOR...NOT FOR VICTIMS OF A DISASTER, PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED BY A MADMAN, CASUALTIES IN WAR OR SOME SUNDRY POLITICAL STATEMENT.
I, and most Americans HONOR and MOURN the loss of our troops in our hearts. I simply think this is wrong. It is MY opinion, and I may be off base, but I think it is WRONG WRONG WRONG!
THANK YOU!
I was seething sop much I couldn’t get my thoughts together. Their MOTIVATION is EVIL not honorable.
You are totally right, and I think most FReepers and American patriots agree.
Wanna bet that there are earmarks on this puppy before it clears ???
Stupak is a left wing Marxist scum-sucker, who lives in Michigan but represents the moonbats in San Francisco.
Among various kooky left wing beliefs, Stupak previously introduced legislation that would forbid citizens from wearing bulletproof vests.
The USPS Manager of the Greater Michigan District, being from out of State himself fell for her act, and ordered US Post Office flags within his district to be flown at half staff anytime Comrade Granholm declares.
Someone who doesn't work for him, please tell Mr. Hart he's being duped.
Our flag stays up. I figure it’s an honor just to fly the flag of this great country and our guys know it!
The dirty political opportunism of these people knows no boundaries.
Nothing surprise me anymore with these traitors, nothing. They are doing everything to surrender us in the war on terror, and stabbing the troops everyday in the back, and now they are playing this filthy political game about the flag flown at half staff under the guise of respect to fallen heroes when in reality it is just to make the war depressing and to demoralize the populace.
No doubt.
Like, they can’t find more important things to do?
Of COURSE they do more important things like this: Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act
Whaaat? You think they sit on their butts all day and do nothing?
Nothing against the good people of Guam, mind you...
As i understand it, they want us to recompense for what Japan did in WWII. I may be wrong. I was blinded by disgust shortly after reading of it.
Very well said.
Many people might be tempted to look at this and say “Aaaahh...why are you people getting so worked up about this?”
But I think the insidious negative statement of having our flags at half-staff for every political expediency is damaging, and the effect that would have on our national character is very, very corrosive.
Aggh. Sorry...it does have that effect. Not like there is not enough material out there to counteract my blood pressure meds on a minute by minute basis...
“But I think the insidious negative statement of having our flags at half-staff for every political expediency is damaging, and the effect that would have on our national character is very, very corrosive.’
It is of a piece with hanging yellow ribbons, a symbol popularized in a song about welcoming a convict back home. Rather than fly the flag, igniting patriotism, we find ourselves posting the trappings of yearning, mourning the absence of loved ones, aching for them to come home.
We won’t mourn our way to victory. Now they would lump new reasons to induce national mourning using that flag they won’t fly.
I say, fly the flag at full mast, and flush the yellow.
I have never been a huge fan of the yellow ribbon thing, either.
What you said was spot on.
Let’s start a movement.
Fly the flag, flush the yellow.
I am already on board. No disrespect to the Virginia Tech victims, but when my wife suggested I put the flag at half-mast, well...I listened, but had no intention of doing it. I think she understands my viewpoint, and she does listen to The Oprah.
Comrade Granholm will get to order the flags lowered again as part of the commiecRATs campaign to destroy any remaining support for the troops.
Disgusting behavior, but not unexpected.
“They are doing it not to honor the fallen heroes but to anger people about the war by only reminding them of our losses. Of course no one dare to oppose such a thing because in appearance it looks good, but the dark intentions of the liberal democrats who proposed this bill is very clear.”
Agree.
During ww2, WHEN 400,000 MEN WERE LOST, or about 300 on average per day, did we permanently keep the flags at half-mast? of course not. We are at war, not at mourning.
Agree 100%.
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