Posted on 07/12/2012 8:33:50 AM PDT by raccoonradio
Excellent!
This is an elderly housing comples. The “seasoned citizens” will know who the complainer is.
No, I mean the Stars and Bars. If it’s that important to them, they’ll look it up.
Not quite. Land owner (landlord) has the right to restrict outdoor displays, etc. If tenants don't like it they can move. This will be disclosed in the lease or addendum signed by the tenant on move-in. If you don't read it then you don't know what's in it.
Umm, not quite.
You see, burning the flag is a symbol that you are against "the man" and that you hate the USA. This is considered "good" speech and is encouraged by our betters.
On the other hand flying the flag is a symbol of your support for neo-colonial imperialism by a white race that wishes to exterminate all others in a quest for profit. It is also a symbol revered by "baby killers" in our so-called "Department of Defense". This is considered double plus un-good and must be crushed at all opportunity.
UPDATE:
BAN REVERSED
State reverses flag ban at Wrentham housing complex
WRENTHAM The state has stepped in to reverse a decision by a Massachusetts towns housing authority that barred residents from flying U.S. flags outside their homes.
A spokesman for the state Department of Housing and Community Development said Thursday that the flag ban was “a mistake that is being corrected immediately.”
The Wrentham Housing Authority notified residents of the policy through a letter taped to their doors Wednesday.
The unsigned letter says the move was made after a tenant made “repeated” complaints to the state housing department over the Fourth of July holiday.
Eighty-two-year-old tenant Barbara Marshall told The Sun Chronicle that she had no intention of removing the flag flying outside her home despite the order.
No one at the housing authority would comment.
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Information from: The (Attleboro, Mass.) Sun Chronicle, http://www.thesunchronicle.com
The Civil Rights Act is responsible for creating a mindset where upsetting the vast majority of people is necessary in order to accommodate one person. Theoretically in a Republic, majority rules. Not anymore. Although well-intended, the CRA was a mistake of EPIC proportions because it CREATED ‘protected classes’ at the EXCLUSION OF OTHERS. ‘Equality for ALL’ was already addressed in the Constitution and we should’ve left it alone!
So it would be a bad political move to defend flying the flag of the United States within the borders of the United States?
I know I should not be shocked but I am and I am outraged.
I don’t think it’s a bad political move. I’m just pointing out the asymmetry in the process, the anonymity that kicked it off, the public nature of the protests against the ban.
Someone claims some imagined “offended person” and issues some draconian edict.
I then have to identify myself to take it to the public domain, like standing up at town meeting or confronting the building manager who fabricated the “offended person”.
I think it would be great if the people there organized and protested and made a fuss and got lots of publicity.
Actually in this country it never was true.
The entire purpose of the Constitution was to temper the will of the majority and protect the rights of the minorities. In that respect you are correct that the CRA was a mistake and unnecessary.
The purpose of the Senate in congress was to prevent populace states from using the power of the majority to overrule or take advantage of less populace states. This was also the purpose of the Electoral College to prevent populace states from having too great a power in choosing Presidents.
The founders as students of history had a great fear of majority rule and warned against mob rule.
I must say however that having decided that they would accept the advantages of suckling on the teat of the nanny state these tenants of the public housing have little recourse but to abide by the rules set by whatever ruling body the government sets over the housing complex.
After all whoever pays the piper calls the tune.
I’m sure you are right. At least the Raid can won that battle, however temporary the victory may be.
Since the requirement is that “American” flags cannot be displayed, residents should display flags from other countries-upside down, backwards, burned, torn, in whatever way that most disgraces them.
I may have gone too far with the last few options. I apologize in advance.
Why does the word “Shun” come to mind?
CCRs, which this essentially is, cannot ban the flag from public display. And at public housing? That's obscene! Where's the ACLU?
It's even worse when you've provided the flag holders for each resident's use yourself!
One whiny individual is abridging the free speech rights of every other resident because they are offending by the American flag flying at PUBLIC, that is GOVERNMENT, HOUSING.
Kids used to put brown paper bags of dog poop on the front porches of people like that. And light them on fire before ringing the door bell.
Excellent. I don’t know what’s more amazing... that even Massachusetts still gets the fundamental issue here or that someone in that government bureaucracy DID NOT.
These folks just need a good community organizer. One who will school them in the arts of guerrilla theater. The complaining dweebe goes anywhere, there’s always a resident who will wave and smile, then mumble to a friend and point at the perp and laugh. Pass that person on the way in or out and do a good Bevis and Butthead chuckle. March with a small flag to and from your car. Walk like zombies and look in their direction. No threats, no direct words, just embarrass the living crap out of them until the attention gets to them. Might not work with true nut jobs, but then you at least know who you are dealing with.
Did you check SNOPES? They probably say this story is not true.
I wonder if it would have been all right to fly the flag of Kenya.
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