Posted on 04/13/2013 5:05:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A veterans organization in a New York town is fighting for its right to fly a patriotic flag after the city council refused to let the group display the flag, calling it a symbol of the Tea Party with right-wing connotations.
The United Veterans Memorial & Patriotic Association replaced a tattered American flag at the New Rochelle Armory, flying the Gadsden flag underneath it. The bright yellow Dont Tread On Me flag has been used by the Navy and Marine Corps since 1775.
When a city council member complained to the city manager that he found the flag offensive, the city manager initially decided to let the flag fly anyway. But the city council overruled him, and the flag was taken down. On Wednesday, the council voted 5 to 2 to keep the veterans from putting the flag back up.
The council objected to the flag because they said Peter Parente, the president of the veterans group, is a member of the Tea Party and the group wants to use the flag to make a political point....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Only left-wing symbols may be displayed in public.
Good on!
You should try and get to know your neighbors. Strength in numbers.
Fly it in their faces.
Ahead? Here and now.
Commies hate this flag, the Muslim Brotherhood hate this flag, the far left liberal progressives hate this flag, Obama hates this flag.
I have one in the window of my truck and where I live liberals are a definite minority.
When I think I need to look for comrades I first look for this flag.
“Ahead? Here and now.”
You’re right. Staring us right in the face, this
misplaced, visceral hatred of guns and the
Constitution, as evidenced by the President’s idea that the Constitution is full of “negative” freedoms, or whatever the heck he said.
Scary and amazing that a large part of the population wants him to “do things” and not be hampered by conservatives; absolutely amazing.
IMHO
bump...and concur
I’d love to see the Vets OWN New Rochelle and each of its council(wo)men.
It's spelled Gadsden.
Either the proofreader is on strike, or it's time for the eyes to be checked.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Hey, thanks for the education.
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