Mexican flag flying above an american flag.

[trailmix 77]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

When I first moved to the US I worked in a bookstore in CA. I found it pretty hilarious that one of the customers got outraged over some novelty "Bushism" mints that they sold at the cash register. As if people can be so petty that they take issue with mindless and irrelevant things.

Too much time on their hands, as well as an overinflated sense of self.

[Alhamdulillah 0]

In this instance, is the law unconstitutional? Is that why it's not enforced and there's no punishment?

Yes, according to this part of the quoted text:

punitive enforcement would conflict with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, as the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled when the subject has come up in the past.

OK. So what happens to a law that's unconstitutional? Does it get erased from the books? Or does it stay and be argued in court, based on the individual circumstances?

You know there are laws in several southern states prohibiting sodomy but the supreme court has ruled those laws to be unconstitutional.... as far as I'm aware those laws are still on the books even though they can no longer be enforced. Of course, in SC there are still laws stating you can beat your wife on the courthouse steps on a Sunday with a stick no bigger than your thumb and another one that requires you to fire a shot (from your shotgun) into the air when approaching an intersection in your horse and carriage

[HAL 9000 96]

A waste of time...

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I dunno - I tend to think that people who get offended by this kind of thing don't have enough to occupy their time.

[Nagishkaw 510]

[trailmix 77]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

Well in Canada, generally, 99% of the time when you see the American flag it is flying next to the Canadian - we tend to see this as a sign of friendship.

Interesting.

Edited October 19, 2007 by trailmix

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

I dunno - I tend to think that people who get offended by this kind of thing don't have enough to occupy their time.

or maybe they have a sense of pride which seems to be lacking nowadays.

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

Well in Canada, generally, 99% of the time when you see the American flag it is flying next to the Canadian - we tend to see this as a sign of friendship.

Interesting.

that's canada, things are a bit different up there

[Sister Fracas 5]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

So you'd be offended by the following displays?

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

So you'd be offended by the following displays?

not at all...because it's photobucket and i can't see photobucket at work

in another country, the us flag may be flown lower. in the usa, the us flag is higher. not really difficult to grasp i'd think.

[Sister Fracas 5]

So what if he was flying the Mexican and American flags side-by-side - for those of you who think the American flag should be flown higher in this instance, would you still find side-by-side offensive or is that okie dokie?

yes, it's offensive.

So you'd be offended by the following displays?

not at all...because it's photobucket and i can't see photobucket at work

in another country, the us flag may be flown lower. in the usa, the us flag is higher. not really difficult to grasp i'd think.

well I guess you'd better go picket all those U.S. parks, museums, airports, and other public places where flags of the world are displayed all at the same height.

must be a bummer having to worry about these things...

Edited October 19, 2007 by Frances

[Marilyn. 340]

deja vu

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...494&hl=flag

[Gaby&Talbert 1]

Ok why don't we ban St Patricks Day because all the Irish people show pride of their herritage?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I dunno - I tend to think that people who get offended by this kind of thing don't have enough to occupy their time.

or maybe they have a sense of pride which seems to be lacking nowadays.

I think a person can show pride in their country without resorting to petty, mean-spirited acts.