McKinney North High School on Fox News: Their Texas Flag is Flying Too Low.

[fishtank]

On Fox News now. The Texas Flag in front of the high school is flying below the US flag on a single flag pole. Can't they afford a second pole so the Texas flag can fly next to the US flag - where it is supposed to be?

[highball]

It is "supposed to be" below the US flag.

That is an accepted protocol for state flags.

[Chi-townChief]

There's a church down the street from work here that flies the Mexican flag on the same pole below the American flag; I've always wondered about that protocol.

[billbears]

As I understand it, the US Flag flies higher than a State flag (yes, even Texas).

Actually no

§ 3100.055. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff With Flag of United States

1. If it is necessary for the state flag and the flag of the United States to be displayed on the same flagpole or flagstaff, the United States flag should be above the state flag.
2. If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs at the same location:

1. the flags should be displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs of the same height;
2. the flags should be of approximately equal size;
3. the flag of the United States should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the state flag;
4. the flag of the United States should be hoisted before the state flag is hoisted; and
5. the state flag should be lowered before the flag of the United States is lowered.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Why anyone would want to fly the union flag higher than the flag of the state of which they are a citizen is beyond me. I would hope this would be the standard in all the separate and sovereign states

Texas Flag Code

[BritExPatInFla]

"Greta will be there live tonight and for the next month to keep us informed on the height of the Texas flag."

Expect Nancy Grace to foloow. She'll hound the janitor who raises the flag each day, finally pushing him to the point of suicide. :)

[fishtank]

http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/GV/content/htm/gv.011.00.003100.00.htm#3100.051.00


§ 3100.055. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAG OF
UNITED STATES. (a) If it is necessary for the state flag and the
flag of the United States to be displayed on the same flagpole or
flagstaff, the United States flag should be above the state flag.
(b) If the state flag and the flag of the United States are
displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs at the same location:
(1) the flags should be displayed on flagpoles or
flagstaffs of the same height;
(2) the flags should be of approximately equal size;
(3) the flag of the United States should be, from the
perspective of an observer, to the left of the state flag;
(4) the flag of the United States should be hoisted
before the state flag is hoisted; and
(5) the state flag should be lowered before the flag of
the United States is lowered.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.

[theDentist]

Thx Billbears!

[polymuser]

I figured more people around here would know of The Republic of Texas' sovereign stature.

[trumandogz]

Geraldo will try to interview the school bully only to have his nose busted once again.

Hell, a cheerleader could bust his nose.

[theDentist]

thx fishy, but billbears beat you by 2:40. :-)

[al baby]

Who are they ?

[fishtank]

The real story is about skanky Texas cheerleaders at McKinney.

But the Texas flag display is what "my" post is about.

I figured that others here would be perfectly capapble of following the cheerleader aspect. :-)

[stainlessbanner]

bttt

[fishtank]

congrats.

Unintended duplicate on the post.

Great minds think alike?

[Constitution Day]

yea, what about Mr & Mrs Happy?

AAAAHHH!! I am so sick of hearing about that.

[engrpat]

I believe you are correct. That is what I have been told.

[fishtank]

"Why anyone would want to fly the union flag higher than the flag of the state of which they are a citizen is beyond me. I would hope this would be the standard in all the separate and sovereign states."

GREAT point!!!

[al baby]

"Greta will be there live tonight and for the next month to keep us informed on the height of the Texas flag."

Expect Nancy Grace to foloow. She'll hound the janitor who raises the flag each day, finally pushing him to the point of suicide. :)



So Natalie Holloway is so last year?

[michigander]

Section 7. Position and manner of display

(c) No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession thereof: Provided, That nothing in this section shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with that of the flag of the United States at the headquarters of the United Nations.

e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.

(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.

[Artemis Webb]

I believe two flags on a pole is fine. The US flag always flys on top.

[NonValueAdded]

Actually, yes. Note the use of plural in that snippet of statute you chose. Those subclauses to 2 only apply when there are multiple flagstaffs or flagpoles. Clause one applies to the single flag. /strict construction