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> I'd probably get upset as well if some poll worker tried to tell me I'm not allowed to wear the American flag on my clothes The flag of the United States is
by sk5t 6y ago
> I'd probably get upset as well if some poll worker tried to tell me I'm not allowed to wear the American flag on my clothes
The flag of the United States is not adulterated with text or anything else in place of its stripes, stars, and field.
- nemosaltat 6y agoI think you may be referencing the US flag code, which yes, has a handful of explicit and implicit prohibitions against wearing the flag on clothing.
- throwaway373438 6y agoWhenever discussing the US flag code it's important to mention that the statute is unconstitutional as determined in United States v. Eichman. What the flag code says about clothing is as irrelevant as any other hot take on the issue.
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- kube-system 6y agoI believe United States v. Eichman invalidated 18 U.S.C. § 700 -- which is the Flag Protection Act. The "Flag Code" normally refers to 4 U.S.C. § 1 -- which I don't think ever had any penalties for violation. It's simply advisory. The purpose is primarily to define the way the flag is used in an official capacity.
- sigstoat 6y agoi don’t think you need to reference much of anything but the flag itself to firmly establish that the flag doesn’t have text on it.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> The flag of the United States is not adulterated with text or anything else in place of its stripes, stars, and field. I could give you a billion examples where it is. Just do a Google image search.
- jetpks 6y agoThen it is not the flag of the United States.
- chrisseaton 6y agoHow would you describe what it is then?
- Isamu 6y agoSimilar to the flag of the United States but with extraneous junk on it
- BrandonMarc 6y agoArt