Should Americans Salute the American Flag?

May 23, 2015 by
Should Americans Salute the American Flag?
Safari Woman
Yesterday I posted about a soldier who won't salute the flag and I also put it on facebook. http://rightwingnews.com/... This is an answer I got from one of my followers there. I'm curious what members think about what he has to say.
"The reality is she should not have to salute the flag. If you wer...
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Marge Pauls
I suggest this person take a large dose of reality, go to bed, and maybe they will wake up in the morning with a better understanding of what America really is. The flag is not an idol, but a symbol of who we, as a people, are, what we represent. It is a symbol of what we, as a nation, fight for a...
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CuzMike
I agree with him. Seems to me that people would rather be blindly patriotic rather than free.
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CuzMike
The American Civil Flag of Peace, which represents constitutional law and has been all but forgotten since the early part of the 20th century, is again available to the general public.

On June 1, 1799, Secretary of the Treasury Oliver Wolcott submitted his design for the Civil Flag of Peace to Presid...
  • May 23, 2015
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Marge Pauls
Our flag represents our country, its people, it's hopes, its dreams, its honor. If one hates the flag, one hates all it stands for, and my directive to those individuals is to stop enjoying the fruit this country provides, so hard won by all who served, and go find a country you do like--let it sup...
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CuzMike
Our flag represents corporate America. The gold fringe represents Admiralty Law and that we are under subjugation.
http://www.freerepublic.c...
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Marge Pauls
I respect your opinion, Mike, but obviously don't agree. If our flag truly represented corporate America to our military, I don't see them fighting and dying for it. To me, it is "We the People...", and that I will gladly fight for, and die for, if need be. I agree that appearances show a really ...
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Bo Zette
I have tried, without success, to find verification of the claim that the fringe denotes Admiralty Law, Mike. I have found many sites,such as your link, but nothing official.
  • June 9, 2015
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Marge Pauls
I was looking for it, too, but didn't find anything either. Obviously, great minds think alike, Bo Zette!
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CuzMike
Well......yes. You do have a great mind but great minds can think alike even when they're wrong....lol
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Marge Pauls
I agree--look at those who vote for Hillary...
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CuzMike
Hi Bo Zette, nice seeing you on this site. I hope you enjoy it.

He is a link that makes my point of view look bad but I think does prove my point.

( Remember, a court is not under military jurisdiction because of the yellow fringed flag, but the yellow fringed flag is there because the court is under ...
  • June 9, 2015
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Bo Zette
Ty Mike, I hope so too.

I understand that. That doesn't change the fact that I cannot find anything that OFFICIALLY states that the fringe actually does signify ANYTHING. Likewise, I have been unable to find anything that officially states that a name in caps is referring to the legal fiction rat...
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CuzMike
Does this help?

("Placing of fringe on the national flag, the dimensions of the flag, and arrangement of the stars are matters of detail not controlled by statute, but within the discretion of the President as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy." - 1925, 34 Op.Atty.Gen. 483.)
http://www.barefoots...
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Bo Zette
And the commonly cited EO does not specifically state that the yellow fringe denotes Admiralty Law. That is all I am trying to locate, the official statement that the fringe means Admiralty Law...I am not saying it doesn't say that somewhere, but I cannot find it. Many of these sites cite a partic...
  • June 10, 2015
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CuzMike
Ok, but I think you are looking for something that probably doesn't exist. A birth certificate puts a person under Admiralty law but I have my doubts that you could find a statute for it.
  • June 10, 2015
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Bo Zette
An extremely small portion of our "laws" are statutes. Most are administrative or judicial: EOs (PDs, PDDs, NDs...by whatever name they are labeled), rules and regulations of the various government agencies, case law, precedents, judicial activism, etc. make up the bulk of what we are "governed" u...
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CuzMike
Nope, I don't think you are trying to be contrary at all. I don't know you real well but from the conversations we have had in the past I never saw that in you.
lol....I believe I posted that same list about being involved in war a few weeks back on here.
We certainly agree on one thing and that is th...
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CuzMike
Just because someone doesn't salute the flag doesn't mean they hate this country. I don't salute the Canadian, Mexican, or any other flag but I don't hate the people or the countries. If Americans want everyone to salute the flag maybe it should have 5 rights from the Bill of Rights printed on both ...
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Safari Woman
I don't understand the five rights part of your comment. ???
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CuzMike
The Bill of Rights should be on the flag.
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Safari Woman
oh ok got ya. I read that wrong and I read it more than once. lol sorry...
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Marge Pauls
I didn't say that one who doesn't salute the flag hates it; I was thinking about those who tear it down, burn it, etc.

Maybe I should ask you what saluting the flag means to you. I don't salute other countries flags, either, but I will stand for their National Anthems out of respect for their peop...
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CuzMike
I will stand when the National Anthem is played out of respect to America. I don't salute the flag because I am not a U.S. citizen. I am a citizen of Montana state and an American. Big difference.
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Marge Pauls
Do you consider Montana not part of the united States?
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CuzMike
I consider Montana part of 'these' united states. It is the states that createdf the federal government, not the other way around.
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Marge Pauls
I agree with that statement, but I'm still not understanding how you consider yourself an American but not a citizen of the United States. Is a fine and picky point eluding me?
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CuzMike
Marge, what makes a person a citizen of the United States is a social security #. Any one that has one is a partner in a corporate entity whose jurisdiction is limited to D.C., military bases, and territories.
http://www.freedomradio.u...
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Marge Pauls
Still arguing with you, lol--you were born into a collective and are part of it, whether or not you have numbers that "prove" it. You ARE a citizen of the US, my friend, just like all the rest of us.
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CuzMike
I am an American just like everyone else but I am not a U.S. citizen. I continue to claim my rights under the Constitution and have not voided them with an agreement to trade my rights for security.
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Safari Woman
( I just want to interject that I appreciate the comments. My mind goes between both sides of the debate that I am reading between Marge and Cuz so far. I can see it from both pov.)
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Marge Pauls
I can also see both sides, Saf, but what I posted is my personal point of view.
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Safari Woman
I don't salute the flag but sometimes I put my hand over my heart. It is the ideals, the people, the symbol of freedom that I love, right or wrong due to what it legally stands for.
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Bo Zette
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Marge Pauls
Thanks, Bo Zette--didn't know about that salute, so I learned something today. It sure surprised me to see it.
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Bo Zette
I learned about it not long ago myself.
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Safari Woman
Bo zette, you've just reminded me how much I have always admired your determination and desire for truth discovery! I really hope you enjoy it here because we need such passion for truth!
  • June 11, 2015
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Bo Zette
Thank you, Safari!
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Safari Woman
FAscinating. I also didn't know about the salute. Thanks!
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Bo Zette
Welcome.
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CuzMike
Well shucks, while we are learning lets not stop...
http://www.cato.org/publi...
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Marge Pauls
Rascal! I never thought about the Pledge as being an act of fealty; rather a reaffirmation of my love of country and all I thought it stood for. It can certainly rouse a patriotic spirit, and I'll bet there are many who feel the same way as I did. Now I'm considering what this country stands for ...
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CuzMike
Thanks for being so open Marge. I've also had to re-learn almost everything I was taught. It hurt sometimes.
I keep trying to look at the bigger/biggest picture. There is no doubt in my mind that God blessed this country for many years when the majority of the people were following the principles in ...
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Bo Zette
When I first happened across some facts about our history that were contradictory to what I had been taught, I had a knee jerk reaction of denial. My research, aimed to reinforce my long-held beliefs, shattered them instead. It did hurt, sometimes. It made me fearful at first, then angry. Probab...
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CuzMike
Bo Zette, it's refreshing for me to hear statements like that. Our heavenly citizenship begins when Jesus becomes Lord of our life. He came preaching the gospel of the kingdom. It's why he was such a threat to the Roman government.
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Bo Zette
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