PROTEST RALLY to fly American Flags on FLAG DAY - San Bernardino City Council won't!

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[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

UPDATE 6/11/06:

UPDATE--PROTEST RALLY to fly American Flags on FLAG DAY - San Bernardino

FReepers--

Next Wednesday, June 14 is FLAG DAY.

I am FURIOUS!

The City of San Bernardino has voted to NOT DISPLAY a large AMERICAN FLAG previously flown at City Hall, on national holidays since it might offend somebody. It took two votes--the final one was 4 to 3.

At issue is not the small U.S. flag normally flown but the big one that has been previously flown at City Hall.

Four City Council Members have refused to permit the large flag to be flown on patriotic National Holidays, for fear of 'offending' someone.

We want that large American Flag again flown PROUDLY, on America's National Holidays!

Along with others, I am organizing a rally at San Bernardino City Hall for Wednesday beginning at 3pm.

WITH AMERICAN FLAGS.

If you are within driving distance of San Bernardino--please plan to be there.

If you can forward this info to someone in the area, please do so.

If you can HELP me and others, we want Boy Scouts, Military, Teachers, everybody there with flags. Peacefully.

I will add further information to this thread and ping those who reply. I am off to meetings and will add more information and replies later.

Posted below is a color flyer you can print, email or post. Please get this to as many people as possible.

Wherever you live, this kind of attitude is heading your way among career politicians and we MUST nip it in the bud now.

Thanks!

For God and Country,

Lyman

Here is the City Council page--it does not show vote details.

I understand there was an article in the San Bernardino Sun newspaper about the vote but I did not find it in the online version.

Official Meeting Minutes including the roll call vote is not online-only available hardcopy at the City Clerk's meetings.

Here is a Summary of the vote:

In the Right Column for May 15 is a link to a PDF file. Item 43 records the motion as having failed.

Here is the exact text from that PDF:

43.

Display of U.S. Flag on Memorial Day, Flag Day and Fourth of July. (See Attached)

Failed

MOTION: That the Facilities Department be directed to display the 22’x30’ U.S. Flag on Memorial Day, Flag Day and on Fourth of July.

[patriciaruth]

Go get 'em!

Why do these 4 clowns care about people that flying the U.S. flag on a national holiday might offend?

Who are these people anyway?
Terrorists?
Subversives?
Commies?
Illegal aliens?
People who want to overthrow the U.S. government and the Constitution?
People who hate the U.S. and everything that stands of the U.S.?
Their friends and family?
Themselves?

[KoRn]

"You took quite a few swipes at us here and I'm curious as to whether or not you would make the same generalizations about your state would it do something like this as well? "

I meant nothing personal against you, or other good people out there. Even though you are in the political minority, I DO realize there are good people in your state fighting the good fight. Hell, you are literally on the front lines of the battle for our nation when it comes to politics. To answer your first question, I wouldn't hesitate to bash my state if it were as screwed up as CA. I'm sure you and many others have done your part to prevent what has happened by voting and trying to convince others to do the right thing, but you were overrun by liberals and Mexico.

[RR76]

Lou Dobbs is really the one to contact. He'd be all over this like a duck on a June bug.

This is a good one by Johnny Cash.
http://americaamerica.homestead.com/RaggedOldFlag.html

[RR76]

Fellow Texan,

Don't know if you remember, but when Bush was governor, he had a Confederate flag memorial removed from a courthouse in Austin that the Daughters of the Confederacy had paid for. He had it done under the cover of darkness so it wouldn't be noticed. That was just a foreshadowing of things to come.

[SZonian]

Fair enough, I guess your lucky GoldstateGOP didn't get a hold of your post. ;-) He's really tough on CA bashers.

Cheers!

SZ

[Torilee]

Not the little one, the big one! One of our council members requested the big one be flown Memorial Day, Flag Day and on Fourth of July. It's 20' by 30' and we want it UP!!

[Torilee]

Thank you for this info.! Those are the ones I figured would vote against it!

[TexanByBirth]

I think it was plaque from a state office building, not the courthouse in Austin.

[ItsLra]

Why protest for just 1 hour??

[KoRn]

"Fair enough, I guess your lucky GoldstateGOP didn't get a hold of your post. ;-) He's really tough on CA bashers. "

Thanks for the warning. Hopefully he didn't notice it. =)

[ADemocratNoMore]

Here in my neck of the woods, as liberal as it is, we have this...

Eastlake believes in our residents and our country, and City Hall is the proud home of The Boulevard of 500 Flags, a permanent display of American Flags that salutes Eastlake residents who served our Country in time of war.

http://www.eastlakeohio.com/ourlocation.php

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

UPDATE PING-- Official Newswire Release for tomorrow's rally

ALL--I've had long telephone conversations with two of the seven City Council members and today spent part of the morning at City Hall, giving the Mayor and the City Attorney (actually, their staff) copies of the flyer and discussing the issue with, among others, the Mayor's assistant. I stopped by the City Council offices but none were in their offices while I was there... These efforts seemed like the right things to do in seeking a positive resolution....

Again, the issue is NOT the flags normally flown at City Hall. The issue is the special large flag that has been flown. The budget is there for the lighting and the weights to keep the bottom edge from flapping in the wind. Four Council members said no.

National Holidays were MADE for flying big flags from City Hall, know what I mean?

Join us if you can!

[potlatch]

Good luck!

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

(BTW, the City Council is an unpaid volunteer position at this time)

[apackof2]

btt

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thank you for all your extra work.

[bmwcyle]

bttt

[sweetiepiezer]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[JoyjoyfromNJ]

BTTT. Please try to give us an after action report. Hope you can't be spotted in the photos for all the flags!