Vet Faces Lawsuit For Flying American Flag

Channel 6 ^ | 5/27/08

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

The Constitution trumps ALL Civil Law. Any Civil Law that violates the Constitution is non-enforceable.

[tatsinfla]

go retired vet...hold your ground......!!!!

[dbacks]

ALL HOA’s are Nazi-like.

[andy58-in-nh]

Perhaps the owner ought to repaint his house:

[vietvet67]

"over the weekend I planted a pink flamingo in my yard to tweak the HOA and new management company."

You can do better than that. :-)

[70th Division]

Didn’t we see a case like this a couple of years ago. I though the feds passed a law that said you could fly a flag.

[TXnMA]

"What has Happened to Florida?"

Da*nYankee liberals moved there -- after they screwed up the Northeast...

[MaestroLC]

The HOA is nothing more than a mafia group.

[Graybeard58]

If you move into a community that has one you haven’t any choice.

That was my point.

[cubreporter]

Fight it, fight it, fight it. Stay on it. Keep it in the public eye and forefront. Don’t back down. If you are legal within the rules...then stand tall and fight it.

[at bay]

But what if you are in fact the moron and need to shut-up? Last time I checked state law trumps an HOA rule, moronsky.

[CholeraJoe]

State and Federal Law trump HOA rules. Many older HOA rules forbid sales of the home to persons of non-white race, clearly in violation of Federal and State anti-discrimination laws. It doesn’t matter if the rules were written before the law was passed, these provisions are void.

[TDA2]

If what is stated in the article is correct and the man is “respectfully” displaying the flag then it will be interesting to see if the HOA rules over-ride state law.

[colinhester]

The display of the flag is not banned; it’s the flag pole. Federal law says you CAN display the American Flag, and this CANNOT be trumped by the HOA. End of discussion.....C

[catchem]

Old, old people, with nothing to do and no one to pay them any attention, will do anything, absolutely anything, just to make a nuisance of themselves.

[QQQQ]

No way of winning.Unless homeowners didn’t sign agreement(slim chance to none).

[AuntB]

In some areas, there is nothing left but HOA’s. Often the facts aren’t disclosed (mine certainly weren’t!)then the HOA board arbitrarily does anything they wish. But no agency oversees these little tyrants or will act to control them.

[texson66]

Sussex homeowners’ association = commissar’s housing directorate.

Please somebody give those folks a life.

What an absolute waste of time for all concerned.

There such not be a restriction of any kind for flying the American Flag.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The association should “allow” American flags on Memorial day, Flag day and Independence day.

[Question_Assumptions]

I think we're reaching the point where it might be nice to have a constitutional amendment that prohibits and restrictions on the reasonable display of a moderately sized American flag by anyone anywhere.