Re: Flag at half-staff at my electric company!
- From: JATO <jato<No-Canned-Ham>@jatobservatory.org>
- Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:35:43 GMT
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:24:06 -0500, ROM58@xxxxxxxxx (ROM SPACE KNIGHT NURSE)
wrote:
>I know it's not exactly government, but aren't electric companies
>publicly-owned utilities? I said to the clerk behind the counter that I
>thought this violated the separation of church and State, because it was
>recognizing a religion. She said, "guess we didn't think of that." I
>didn't stop at the Post Office today, but if they're flying a flag at
>half-mast then I'm going to believe Catholicism is the new State
>Religion and I just am finding it out.
>
>All hail Georgito Busholini, our beloved El Douche`, and his brave
>Oilshirts----Today Iraq, Tomorrow Ethiopia, Corsica, Tunis!!!
The answer to this is very simple. Unless the President ordered the flag to
flown at half staff they are in violation of the law see below.
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
again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day
the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to
the top of the staff. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at
half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States
Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark
of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or
foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to
Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized
customs or practices not inconsistent with law. In the event of the death
of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory,
or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory,
or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at
half-staff. The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of
the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the
Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United
States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of
death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a
Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President,
or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession; and on the day of
death and the following day for a Member of Congress. The flag shall be
flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also
Armed Forces Day. As used in this subsection -
the term "half-staff" means the position of the flag when it is one-half
the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
the term "executive or military department" means any agency listed under
sections 101 and 102 of title 5, United States Code; and
the term "Member of Congress" means a Senator, a Representative, a
Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
-JATO
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