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Originally posted by KSig RC
I'm 60% drunk and won't be in the office until Tuesday (thanks patent litigation!), but I would all but guarantee that this section has two important limitations:
1 - 'rule or custom' is not equivalent to 'law'
2 - 'display of the flag' may or may not refer to how the flag is to be displayed by official government entities, and not necessarily the layman.
Also you raise a good point with regard to the involvement of Congress, but the reality is that the only way Congress can circumvent this sort of restriction is through the amendment process . . . which is what they're doing. So essentially they're superceding this policy.
Separation of powers and all that.
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I see. Where I got "US Flag Code is Law" is here:
I see. About 1, I found this online at
http://www.usflag.org.
A few minor changes were made a year later during the Flag Day 1924 Conference. It was not until June 22, 1942 that Congress passed a joint resolution which was amended on December 22, 1942 to become Public Law 829; Chapter 806, 77th Congress, 2nd session. Exact rules for use and display of the flag (36 U.S.C. 173-178) as well as associated sections (36 U.S.C. 171) Conduct during Playing of the National Anthem, (36 U.S.C. 172) the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and Manner of Delivery were included.