State Rep. Harry Benton says the bills are in response to a Homer Township official ordering that the flag outside the Homer Township offices be flown upside down in response to the conviction of former President Donald Trump last month. The bills clarify that the flag can be flown upside down in times of deep distress, as allowed in U.S. Flag Code.
No, it’s protected by the First Amendment. And it’s not even a sign of disrespect, just a universally recognized sign of distress.
Lawrence
1 year ago
The upside down flag is not not done in disrespect it is a patriotic symbol of the distress this country and this state is currently in.
Instead of waisting time on useless laws why doesn’t the legislature tackle the real problems of the state like ethics, high taxes, crime, poor school result, etc. Stop the gaslighting.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
This is what the Marxist in Illinois have time to worry about.
“Father” Pfleger just dropped a duece.
Flag burning was upheld by the Supreme Court as a first amendment right. Is an upside down flag any different?
No, it’s protected by the First Amendment. And it’s not even a sign of disrespect, just a universally recognized sign of distress.
The upside down flag is not not done in disrespect it is a patriotic symbol of the distress this country and this state is currently in.
Instead of waisting time on useless laws why doesn’t the legislature tackle the real problems of the state like ethics, high taxes, crime, poor school result, etc. Stop the gaslighting.
AMEN
City governments should be able to do as they please.
Kudos to Homer Township!
See the one red -1. That is the left keeping an eye on the competition. Show then we are on to them.