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Unfortunately, we hear stories about banning the American Flag all the time. There have been numerous stories about home owners within some exclusive neighborhoods being forced to remove flag poles and Old Glory because these poles violated the rules of the local home owners association. To the best of my knowledge, the homeowners have lost every one of these cases in court.

There was also a case near me right after 9/11, where two college students hung an American flag from the balcony of their rented apartment. This violated a "no-banners" clause in their rental agreement. The students were told to either remove the flag or remove themselves and their belongings. More than 150 rental property owners offered them new digs with the first month's rent free.

Most apartment complexes, townhouse complexes, or condo complexes have similar policies, ideally created to prevent people from posting signs for yard sales (also prohibited), or other similar signs.

My brother is a member of the Illinois Air National Guard, and he has been cited by his condo board for posting a U.S. Flag on the deck of his condo on Memorial Day, and other patriotic holidays. He can hang all the wind chimes he wants, but not a U.S. Flag.

Let's not forget Olympic athletes being told by their own officials not to wave American flags after winning...