Wanna Make A Flag

xoxoxoBruce · 06-26-2005, 10:06 AM

Well, a US flag anyway.

Gromitspapa · 06-26-2005, 10:47 AM

That is cool!

BigV · 06-26-2005, 03:29 PM

Another very interesting post, xoB. I wonder, how official is it? Is this "The" recipie for the Flag of The United States of America (tm) or what? And if it is, then what is a flag that doesn't correspond to these parameters. Is it not a flag? If it's not, what is it?

All this lawyerly hoo-raw in my head is in connection with a story this week in the news that the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ammend the Constitution.

What would be legal? What constitutes desecration? What if you burned a flag made in China? What if you burned a flag with 53 stars, or with the red and white stripes reversed. That would probably not be picked up on the television coverage, and would still have the inflamatory effect. What if you accidentally drop the flag on the floor or ground?

SteveDallas · 06-26-2005, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

What if you accidentally drop the flag on the floor or ground?

Traditional flag etiquette as taught in late 70s Boy Scouts was that a flag that touched the ground was supposed to be ritualy destroyed (by burning of course). We actually burned one that the principal of a local school passed on to us for proper disposal after it had been spray painted.

Skunks · 06-26-2005, 06:04 PM

The difference between burning a flag in order to respectfully destroy it and burning a flag while yelling angrily is temperament. You can't legislate opinion, emotion, or intent.

I really don't see the point in that amendment.

Elspode · 06-26-2005, 08:16 PM

Someone needs to write a quick program where you input either the height of the width of the proposed flag, and it outputs all those other variables.

richlevy · 06-26-2005, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Skunks

The difference between burning a flag in order to respectfully destroy it and burning a flag while yelling angrily is temperament. You can't legislate opinion, emotion, or intent.

I really don't see the point in that amendment.

To score points and allow Congress to cover up their dismal record in supporting actual rights and freedoms.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-26-2005, 10:07 PM

Yup, theofficial recipe.

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Is it not a flag? If it's not, what is it?

It's a banner. And this is why it's a stupid idea to have an unworkable amendment.

zippyt · 06-26-2005, 10:29 PM

Someone needs to write a quick program

Here is a spread sheet , just plug the height in to a

BigV · 06-26-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Yup, the official recipe.
It's a banner. And this is why it's a stupid idea to have an unworkable amendment.

ExACTLY my point.

Thankfully, ammending the Constitution is stupefyingly difficult. Out of 11,000 attempts since 1789, how many were successful? 26. Think I'm exagerating? Nope.

Happy Monkey · 06-27-2005, 06:48 AM

This one would go through with flying colors. Most, if not all, states have already approved something like it, and only the Senate is currently holding it up. In the Senate, the number of Senators who have already voted for previous versions is only two short of the required number to pass it, and many of the freshman Senators are Republican.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-27-2005, 09:50 PM

At the moment, the MSNBC live poll at BigV's link is running 61% no to the amendment.

Happy Monkey · 06-27-2005, 10:06 PM

Is there a whew smily?

wolf · 06-28-2005, 01:02 PM

Oh, come on. Online polls are not worth the electrons they're printed on.

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2005, 01:31 PM

Yeah, I know a whew would be premature, but sometimes you gotta take whew's where you can get 'em.

06-26-2005, 10:06 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wanna Make A Flag Well, a US flag anyway. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:56 PM.

06-26-2005, 03:29 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Another very interesting post, xoB. I wonder, how official is it? Is this "The" recipie for the Flag of The United States of America (tm) or what? And if it is, then what is a flag that doesn't correspond to these parameters. Is it not a flag? If it's not, what is it? All this lawyerly hoo-raw in my head is in connection with a story this week in the news that the US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ammend the Constitution. What would be legal? What constitutes desecration? What if you burned a flag made in China? What if you burned a flag with 53 stars, or with the red and white stripes reversed. That would probably not be picked up on the television coverage, and would still have the inflamatory effect. What if you accidentally drop the flag on the floor or ground? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-26-2005, 08:16 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Someone needs to write a quick program where you input either the height of the width of the proposed flag, and it outputs all those other variables. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-27-2005, 06:48 AM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	This one would go through with flying colors. Most, if not all, states have already approved something like it, and only the Senate is currently holding it up. In the Senate, the number of Senators who have already voted for previous versions is only two short of the required number to pass it, and many of the freshman Senators are Republican. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-27-2005, 09:50 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	At the moment, the MSNBC live poll at BigV's link is running 61% no to the amendment. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-26-2005, 10:47 AM	#2
Gromitspapa Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 377	That is cool!

06-26-2005, 06:04 PM	#5
Skunks I thought I changed this. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: western nowhere, ny Posts: 412	The difference between burning a flag in order to respectfully destroy it and burning a flag while yelling angrily is temperament. You can't legislate opinion, emotion, or intent. I really don't see the point in that amendment.

06-27-2005, 10:06 PM	#13
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Is there a whew smily? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-28-2005, 01:02 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, come on. Online polls are not worth the electrons they're printed on. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2005, 01:31 PM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah, I know a whew would be premature, but sometimes you gotta take whew's where you can get 'em. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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