Posted on 12/18/2023 9:46:07 AM PST by V_TWIN
A Proclamation on the Death of Sandra Day O’Connor
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an American icon, the first woman on our Nation’s highest court. She spent her career committed to the stable center, pragmatic and in search of common ground. Defined by her no-nonsense Arizona ranch roots, Justice O’Connor overcame discrimination early on, at a time when law firms too often told women to seek work as secretaries, not attorneys. She gave her life to public service, even holding elected office, and never forgot those ties to the people whom the law is meant to serve. She sought to avoid ideology, and was devoted to the rule of law and to the bedrock American principle of an independent judiciary. Justice O’Connor never quit striving to make this Nation stronger, calling on us all to engage with our country and with one another, and her institute’s work to promote civics education and civil discourse has touched millions. She knew that for democracy to work, we have to listen to each other, and remember how much more we all have in common as Americans than what keeps us apart.
As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Sandra Day O’Connor, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half‑staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
Arizona resident here; that’s a firm NO for me.
No, and did the big guy actually say “ in the year of our Lord ...”?
I actually agree flying th flgs half-staff.
Acknowledging when SCOTUS really started worshipping hard at the altar of gynocracy and being more concerned about justices sexual bits.
Nope. Me neither. I am sick of the flag being lowered to half-mast for every single person under the sun the Left thinks it should be lowered for.
Years ago, I decided I wasn’t going to follow the federal guidelines any more, because the federal government doesn’t bother to.
Now it's just about every day.
Usually, the honor should be reserved for the POTUS or the SCOTUS Justice. And 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. That's about it.
Every other day, that's life.
I’ve stopped flying the Flag altogether. It now represents modern-day Sodom.
“I am sick of the flag being lowered to half-mast for every single person under the sun the Left thinks it should be lowered for.”
She was nominated for SCOTUS by
Ronald Reagan
Uh, no.
That is true. But it is the principle I am opposed to, not as much the individual person one way or another.
Yes. The poster above pointed out that it is a SCOTUS judge, and I understand that fully. I understand the death of a former President as well, and Memorial Day, Pearl Harbor Day, and 9/11.
It is when it gets lowered all the time for everything. That bugs me to no end. And in my blue state, that happens all the damn time. I didn’t think they should have lowered them for Rosalynn Carter, but they did, and are still down.
When I see see flags at half mast for everything, it tells me we are an emotionally fragile nation, and seems to be supporting a mindset of victimhood.
We didn’t lower the flag when we invaded Tarawa, Iwo Jima, or Normandy and thousands of men were killed.
I took down my flag and have not yet put it back up yet. I cannot yet fly the flag of a country that views me as the enemy.
And they do.
Sorry, but she was sitting on her credentials and consistently voted against all American value issues. I’ll keep my flag where it’s at.
Bull shit
Flags at half staff are for military.
“did the big guy actually say “ in the year of our Lord”
And no lightning bolt or heart attack.......just goes to show how truly unlimited God’s grace really is doesn’t it.
No thanks
Nah. I’ll pass.
She refused to stop the genocide of millions. Fly the skull and crossbones 🏴☠️
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