Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:04:20 GMT

Thanks everyone, I couldn't agree more!

Comment #4

CDanaT — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:34:16 GMT

Just the Stars and Stripes at the top.

Comment #3

konane — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:27:07 GMT

Agree with Sully, as it should be. Period.

Comment #2

grwurston — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:21:21 GMT

This never should have become an issue to begin with.

Comment #1

sully16 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:56:48 GMT

As it should be. God Bless America

Original Blog Entry: Only U.S. Flags to be flown

MADDOG10 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:20:04 GMT

Donald Trump has unsurprisingly stirred up controversy following his re-election to President for a second term.

Just days after taking office, the 78-year-old signed 25 executive orders that included stopping the TikTok ban and declaring that there are only two genders in the United States.

Now, he has made headlines again with a controversial promise regarding what type of flags can be flown on federal buildings.

As the State Department enacted a one-flag policy, any US embassy or overseas mission cannot fly the Pride or Black Lives Matter flag, according to The Washington Free Beacon .

This means that only three flags that are not the stars and stripes of the United States national flag are permitted to be flown. These are: the Prisoner of War, the Missing in Action, and the Hostage of Wrongful Detainee flags.

The Beacon reported: Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content.

The order was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Monday (20 January) in a 99-0 vote.

Both of the flags have been raised in front of official US buildings, such as the US Embassy and Consulate in Brazil, which raised the Black Lives Matter flag in February 2022 to commemorate Black History Month... [ More ]