[Boomer]

Flag Etiquette:

Section 8i of the American flag code:

Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.

In yards throughout TV, there is a specific flag flying on the same pole as the American flag. That flag is clearly political advertising. (And we all know what flag I am talking about.)

Not only is such a political flag obvious advertising, it is, in reality, actually disrespectful to everything our American flag stands for. (Think about that. Really, think about that. Think about the pledge, “One Nation...” ”Indivisible...”)

If you must “advertise” on a pole, get a separate pole and make sure the other flag does not fly as high as the American flag.

And don’t get me started on the battered, tattered American flags I have seen on my walks in TV.

Sincerely,
Betsy Ross Boomer