wrearick
Regular Member
In the United States, flags are flown at half staff to mark the death of government officials, including members of Congress, as well as on certain holidays, or upon proclamation by the President or Governor due a tragic event.
This president has turned this privilege/power that he has into a bully pulpit. below is a list of the recent "proclamations" made by the president ordering our nation's flag to be flown at half mast.
If you go to the source link you can read the proclamations that went with each instance which gives a pretty good insight to the underlying purpose of the decrees. President Lincoln was praiseworthy but even that instance, when you read the text, has more to do with the president's agenda than honoring the man. I have no problem with a day in remembrance of peace officers and fire fighters but even that has been cheapened by the president. The one day of observation for fallen fire fighters is totally engulfed by the FIVE days for the victims of the shooting in Roseburg Oregon. He needs to degree the creation of another flag as the one flag can not keep up with all the opportunities to abuse it. I feel for the families that lost loved ones but do not agree that it is appropriate to "honor" them by flying the flag at half mast for even 10 minutes let alone 5 days! A moment of silence in memory-yes, flag at half mast for 5 days - no.
source: http://us.halfstaff.org/
US Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day START: 12/7/2014 END: 12/7/2014 1 day
US Flags at Half Staff for Abraham Lincoln START: 4/15/2015 END: 4/15/2015 1 day
US Flags at Half Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day START: 5/15/2015 END: 5/15/2015 1 day
US flags at Half-Staff for Memorial Day START: 5/25/2015 END: 5/25/2015 1 day
US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy
in Chattanooga, Tennessee START: 7/21/2015 END: 7/25/2015 5 days
Flags at Half Staff for Patriot Day and National Day of Service
and Remembrance, 2015 START: 9/11/2015 END: 9/11/2015 1 day
US Flag to Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in
Roseburg, Oregon START: 10/2/2015 END: 10/6/2015 5 days
US Flags to Half Staff National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service START: 10/4/2015 END: 10/4/2015 1 day
This president has turned this privilege/power that he has into a bully pulpit. below is a list of the recent "proclamations" made by the president ordering our nation's flag to be flown at half mast.
If you go to the source link you can read the proclamations that went with each instance which gives a pretty good insight to the underlying purpose of the decrees. President Lincoln was praiseworthy but even that instance, when you read the text, has more to do with the president's agenda than honoring the man. I have no problem with a day in remembrance of peace officers and fire fighters but even that has been cheapened by the president. The one day of observation for fallen fire fighters is totally engulfed by the FIVE days for the victims of the shooting in Roseburg Oregon. He needs to degree the creation of another flag as the one flag can not keep up with all the opportunities to abuse it. I feel for the families that lost loved ones but do not agree that it is appropriate to "honor" them by flying the flag at half mast for even 10 minutes let alone 5 days! A moment of silence in memory-yes, flag at half mast for 5 days - no.
source: http://us.halfstaff.org/
US Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day START: 12/7/2014 END: 12/7/2014 1 day
US Flags at Half Staff for Abraham Lincoln START: 4/15/2015 END: 4/15/2015 1 day
US Flags at Half Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day START: 5/15/2015 END: 5/15/2015 1 day
US flags at Half-Staff for Memorial Day START: 5/25/2015 END: 5/25/2015 1 day
US Flags at Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy
in Chattanooga, Tennessee START: 7/21/2015 END: 7/25/2015 5 days
Flags at Half Staff for Patriot Day and National Day of Service
and Remembrance, 2015 START: 9/11/2015 END: 9/11/2015 1 day
US Flag to Half-Staff Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in
Roseburg, Oregon START: 10/2/2015 END: 10/6/2015 5 days
US Flags to Half Staff National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service START: 10/4/2015 END: 10/4/2015 1 day
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