**** you mormun, you disloyal prick:
The proper way to fold a flag includes folding the flag in half width-wise
twice.
Fold up a triangle, starting at the striped end, and repeat until only the
end of the union is exposed.
Then fold down the square into a triangle and tuck inside the folds.
Display Your Flag Properly
According to the flag etiquette Web site, here is the proper way to
display
a flag:
When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be
suspended vertically with the union to the north in an east and west
street
or to the east in a north and south street.
The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with
another
flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right; the
flag's
own right and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.
The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak
for
an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be
raised again to the peak before it is lowered for the day.
When flags of states, cities or localities, or pennants of societies are
flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter
should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent
staffs,
the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No
such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or
to
the right of the flag of the United States.
When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a
house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted
out,
union first, from the building.
When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting
horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony or front of a
building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff
unless the flag is at half-staff.
When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be placed so that the
union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be
lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.
When the flag is displayed in a manner other than by being flown from a
staff, it should be displayed flat, whether indoors or out. When displayed
either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be
uppermost and to the flag's own right; that is, to the observer's left.
When
displayed in a window, it should be displayed in the same way; that is,
with
the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. When
festoons, rosettes or drapings are desired, bunting of blue, white and red
should be used, but never the flag.
When carried in a procession with another flag, or flags, the American
flag
should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right, or,
if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
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.
When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of
the United States of America should hold the position of superior
prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at
the
clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so
displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to
the
right of the audience.
"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61**spamblock##@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:g45b3o$ksg$3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> As we go out to celebrate our freedom this
> 4th of July, let's go over a few things to
> make your celebration a success.
>
> Before leaving home make sure you check the
> color coded Homeland Security alert status.
> Be especially careful if it is orange or red.
> Don't worry about yellow. It's always yellow.
>
> Be aware of your surroundings at all times.
> New Yorkers, in particular, watch out for
> those pesky mushroom clouds.
>
> Don't use any illegal fireworks in your 4th
> Celebration. It is for your own safety. And
> the founding father's implemented a government
> to protect you from yourselves. Didn't they?
> Besides, fireworks are explosive devices and
> you might be considered a terrorist with
> weapons of mass destruction. And although the
> government can't find any in Iraq, you can rest
> assured they will find them in your car trunk.
> But don't worry, getting arrested, imprisoned
> indefinitely without formal charges, and a 5
> year wait before the secret tribunal trial per
> the Patriot Act is a breeze. It's that secret
> summary execution that should make you nervous.
>
> Make sure you are buckled up in your seat belts,
> there will be roadblocks and checkpoints to
> make sure you comply. It is for the children.
>
> If you are an airline employee, lighten up for
> the holiday, you can always look for a job
> tomorrow. Maybe you could transfer over to a
> Federal Air****t Security Screener job. Big
> demand for those jobs and you don't have to
> be smart.
>
> If you are a Haliburton employee, then celebrate,
> you probably have a raise coming from the Iraqi
> contract windfall.
>
> If celebrating on any public property,
> make no mention or relgious ideals.
> Government is god there.
> You will be aprehended.
>
> Have your papers ready as you approach the
> holiday police checkpoints.
>
> Don't criticize the President or other government
> officials, you might be in violation of the
> Patriot Act and considered a possible terrorist.
>
> Don't mention the Constitution in any district
> court or you could be held in contempt.
>
> If your children get out of line this holiday,
> do not discipline them, or they may be kidnapped
> by the Dept. of Social Services and held hostage
> until you receive approved psychological therapy
> and are deemed acceptable.
>
> Show compassion this Independence Day by
> bringing an illegal immigrant to your celebration
> or by hugging a tree.
>
> If an election is occurring in your locality
> within the next 90 days, do not talk about or
> publicly sup****t any candidate, as that is no
> longer lawful. Keep your mouth shut.
>
> If an officer asks to search your vehicle at
> the "seat belt" checks, do not be belligerent
> and demand a search warrant. Standing up for
> your fourth amendment rights is anti-social and
> not in tune with the new American way. Are you
> with Al Quada or something?
>
> Do not get upset when the searching officer
> will not help you pick up your belongings that
> he has strewn all over the highway as he searched
> your vehicle. It is not in his job description
> and complaining will get you charged with
> obstructing justice.
>
> Keep your guns at home. You are not going
> hunting and besides, What on earth do guns have
> to do with American Independence? Better yet,
> turn your guns into the authorities to let them
> know that you are a true patriotic American.
>
> Better yet, just STAY at home. BUT do not
> assume that you are safe, because you are at
> home. If a government bureaucrat shows up at your
> home, he will probably be fla****ng a badge at you.
> This makes him look like a constitutional law
> enforcement officer. He may even be armed. Do not
> ask to see a warrant, and then tell him to leave
> if he does not have one. They will put a siege
> around your house. If you do not come out soon
> enough, they may invade, with guns drawn, or
> even set your house on fire.
>
> For more information, do a search using keywords
> like "Symbionese Liberation Army", "Philadelphia
> MOVE group", "Gordon Kahl", "The Order", "Robert
> Matthews", "Covenant of the Sword and Arm of the
> Lord", "Randy Weaver" , "Branch Davidian", or
> "Elian Gonzalez".
>
> If you are counting on you congressman to protect
> you, understand that the average congressman is
> ALSO afraid to resist. For more information, do
> a search using keywords like "George Hanson" ,
> "James Trafficant" or "Larry McDonald".
>
> If celebrating at the mall in Wa****ngton DC. you
> are probably safe as the mall is now monitored
> by hundreds of surveillance cameras, watched by
> federal security forces. Don't do anything that
> you wouldn't want them to see.
>
> Bring lots of cash with you, there will be many
> taxes, fines, and fees to pay as you celebrate
> your freedoms this day.
>
> Do not leave home without your driver's license,
> social security card, birth certificate, welfare
> card, medicare card, medical records, W-2 Form,
> and two others forms of ID. You may be asked
> for them at the police checkpoints.
>
> Better yet, get micro-chipped, and avoid the
> hassle of carrying around your papers.
>
> Bring your library card, the FBI may ask you
> for it.
>
> Do not put any "anti-government" bumper stickers
> on your car. Especially not anything about the
> right to keep and bear arms. Police have been
> trained by the FBI in "bumper sticker profiling".
> This attracts their attention at the check
> points, and makes you look like a terrorist.
>
> With regard to "bumper sticker profiling" you
> should be especially aware of the fact that
> "They will get my gun, when they pry it from
> my cold dead fingers" is no longer mere
> semantics. At WACO, and at RUBY RIDGE, we
> learned that they WILL kill you to take your guns
>
> ALSO, be careful not to have any unauthorized
> THOUGHTS. There are now serious penalties for
> "thought crime". Be aware that "civil forfeiture"
> laws make it possible to take anything that you
> own, by alleging that it was "intended" to be
> used for the commission of a crime. This could
> include trans****ting or storing a gun.
> If "civil forfeiture" proceedings are initiated
> against you, then you will have the burden of
> proof, to show that your thoughts were in
> compliance with government standards.
>
> If traveling by air this Independence Day, do
> not give the air****t screeners a hard time.
> They are feeling you up and molesting your
> daughter and wife for the security of America.
> If you complain you could be arrested. You
> don't sup****t Bin Laden do you?
>
> Keep an eye on your fellow Americans as you
> celebrate this 4th of July. If you see anything
> supicious, take notes so that when you get
> home you can call and re****t them to the
> Homeland Security Office. And remember you a
> re not a nosey snitch, you are a great
> American Patriot.
>
> Do not mention the signers of the Declaration
> of Independence this 4th of July. Mentioning
> these white subversive terrorists is not
> popular and could get you in big trouble.
> Besides what do these guys have to do with
> the 4th of July anyway?
>
> Do not leave home without one or more little
> plastic American flags made by political
> slaves in Communist China. Make sure you
> have one flying from the antennae of your
> vehicle. You don't want to seem un-American
> do you?
>
> Do not take a copy of the Declaration of
> Independence with you as it advocates the
> overthrow of tyrannical government. It is
> a terrorist do***ent and will be confiscated
> at the holiday police checkpoints. Same
> advice for the Constitution.
>
> And remember, as you leave home for your 4th
> of July outing, that the second you stepped
> out of your door that you probably broke
> hundreds of federal, state, and local laws
> that you are probably unaware of. However,
> if you toe the line, you will not be charged.
>
> Don't even think about taxes on this great
> day. The 50 per cent government confiscation
> of your income at the threat of imprisonment
> or at the point of a gun should not even cross
> your mind as you revel in your freedom. After
> all, April 15th is a long way off.
>
> And whatever you do, do not let on that you
> really know that true freedom died a long time
> ago in America, just have fun for the day and
> then go home and stick your head back in the
> sand and pretend America is not becoming a
> socialist police state.
>
> Now go out there and celebrate your freedom and
> liberty and have a great sanitized, politically correct, and government
> approved and authorized
> Independence Day!
>
> If you have a few decades with nothing better to
> do, study up on "administrative law". Laws are now made by the unelected
> bureaucrats, in hundreds
> of "administrative agencies". If you are charged
> with violating one of these "laws" you will not
> get a trial by a jury of your peers. You will be tried by the agency
that
> made the charge.
>
> I hope this message gets past the Department of
> Homeland security approved internet filter.
> How else can they protect us from unauthorized thought?
>
> Now go out and celebrate your independence and have
> a great Independence Day!
>
> =====
>
> HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY
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