Posted on Mar 19, 2015
When is it appropriate for a governor to order a flag at half staff?
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Ok, here we go. The Governor of Oklahoma ordered all flags at State Buildings to half staff in honor of Vietnam Veterans. So I shared on my FB page. Instead of just ignoring it or liking it he points out that the governor can't do it. If he didn't like it, should have just ignored it. Because when a Police Officer is killed in the line of duty, the flags are ordered to half staff.
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US Flag Code below. Applicable paragraph. Governor does have that authority. In honor of Vietnam Veterans is "stretching it" but he can order it lowered.
http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html
§175. Position and manner of display
(m) 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 thirty days from the death of the President or a former President; ten 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. As used in this subsection -
(1) 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;
(2) the term 'executive or military department' means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5; and
(3) the term 'Member of Congress' means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
"the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. "
http://www.usflag.org/uscode36.html
§175. Position and manner of display
(m) 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 thirty days from the death of the President or a former President; ten 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. As used in this subsection -
(1) 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;
(2) the term 'executive or military department' means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5; and
(3) the term 'Member of Congress' means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
"the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. "
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SGT Francis Wright ?? "Instead of just ignoring it or liking it he points out that the governor can't do it." Who is "he"?
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SGT Francis Wright
I get that maybe the governor over stepped her authority. but BHO would not do it. I just think it's about the message and not the code. I have no intention of throwing the guy under the bus. I probably have just been out of the game to long.
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1LT Nick Kidwell
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I think the governor of the State of Oklahoma issued a half-staff order and someone on SGT Francis Wright's personal FB page took exception to it.
I think the governor of the State of Oklahoma issued a half-staff order and someone on SGT Francis Wright's personal FB page took exception to it.
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