[pnh102]

In a sane world, any person who attempts to forbid someone, anyone from engaging in a respectful display of the US Flag on US soil would be stripped of his citizenship and deported to a place like Cuba, China, Iran or North Korea.

These people are despicable, and deserve to be treated less than feces for holding such an opinion. I suppose these people are the direct result of not properly mocking children who insist on sitting down during the Pledge of Allegiance during school hours.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Yeah sure—they’re unpatriotic pissant tyrants. But he did enter into a contract, didn’t he? Anybody force him to do that?

TC

[cowboyway]

any person who attempts to forbid someone, anyone from engaging in a respectful display of the US Flag on US soil would be stripped of his citizenship

He's not forbidden from flying the flag. From the article:

"as long as that flag is attached to a 6-foot pole mounted on a resident's home, as the bylaws stipulate.",

Homeowners associations have rules. We live in a rule based society. The moral of this story is, he shouldn't have bought the property if he didn't like and is unwilling to abide by the rules.

[deport]

Or Mike Merola should never have bought a piece of property which was governed by a HOA. I have no use for them but they do exist legally. Mike apparently knew of the rules as he tried to get a waiver but failed.