City Tells Store Owners: Take Down Flags or Face Fine

WRAL.com ^ | May. 30 .2007 | Gerald Owens

[Daffynition]

Are these stories becoming more frequent or is it just my perception?

[Clam Digger]

I’d bet if he flew a rainbow flag, he’d be their hero.

[WVNan]

I wish people in these situations would back up the flag flyers by putting out as many flags as they can find in every conceivable place around town.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

I was thinking the same thing.

[TexasCajun]

Separation of patriotism and business?

[Daffynition]

Well, that’s a bit strong. But I thought the south was quite conservative.

[jws3sticks]

Here's one of the powers to be:

[traviskicks]

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[Daffynition]

That would be WONDERFUL!

Don't you think these local laws get surreptitiously passed in the dead of the night?

[Red Badger]

But I thought the south was quite conservative.

The South, is...But local politicians are BUTTHEADS universally........

[Daffynition]

LOL true ... on either side of the Mason-Dixon.

[billbears]

the orders they received were part of an effort to clean up Capital Boulevard.

BWHAHAHAHA!! It's going to take a bit more than taking a couple of flags down to 'clean up' Capital Boulevard. Hmmmm, I've got an idea. Work on the TRAFFIC PROBLEM!!! Not to mention that area up New Hope just after it crosses Capital

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[GBA]

City gov types don’t do anything until someone complains. I’d love to know the gutless, spineless, unpatriotic scum who reported such an “offense” as displaying too many flags.

[KingSnorky]

Interesting how government in general harasses citizens with zealous enforcement of such minor laws as flag zoning codes, smoking bans, seat belts, etc. And yet, government in general yawns when it comes to something as deadly serious as securing the border and enforcing immigration laws.

[Daffynition]

BINGO! Thread over. We have the winner here!

[AmericanMade1776]

Mar. 27—APEX, N.C.— With detente in sight, the Fiddle-Stix Citgo flag flap flared up Wednesday.

The Fiddle Stix is a Citgo station. ....it is a three flag maximum, they have seven flags .....interesting..and a Citgo station
http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/1457457/

[reagan_fanatic]

I would like to believe that city governments would have more pressing matters to attend to rather than wasting time regulating the number of flags you can fly.

[Tatze]

I wonder if there is a law about the size of the flags? Take down the 7 or 10 small flags, and replace them with 3 HUGE flags!

[Betty Jane]

Politicians are so full of fear of being called names, that they only go after white law abiding males and their families. That is the only safe target.

[Talking_Mouse]

“The people that are serving our country, they have to see that we're supporting them,” Powell said. “Until they come back home, we're going to keep our flags up.”

Since this business owner is planning to pay the $500 fine to keep his flags flying can some FReepers in Raleigh go and patronize his business?