Posted on 10/14/2009 5:05:22 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
An Oregon apartment complex is banning its residents from flying American flags, not only from their dwellings but also their vehicles, KATU in Portland reported.
Residents' outrage started when Jim Clausen, whose son is in the military and on his way back to Iraq, was told he couldn't fly an American flag from the back of his motorcycle.
If he didn't take the flag down, he was told he'd face eviction, the station reported.
"It floored me," Clausen told the station. "I can't believe she was saying what she was saying. It [the flag] stands for the people that can no longer stand - who died in wars. That's why I fly the flag."
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Effin Commies!
Pardon my French but WTF?!!!?!
Its really......
OMG...WTF !!!
Regardless, I suspect there is something more going on here...
I’ve heard of Oregon. It’s like a State or something isn’t it?
Maybe there is something more here but if not I would trash the place beyond repair and happily move out. Time to fight fire with fire.
Run up the hammer and sickle. Communists.
ML/NJ
The owner of the complex was on the Lars Larson show today. He said that the property manager took it upon himself to place the ban. The guy sounded pretty embarrassed by it all. The poor guy has been threatened even! Crazy. He says it was the Property manager that did it, and that its been straightened out.
The owner of the apartment was on the LarsLarson Show today.
This has been rescinded by the owner...now they can fly their flag....any flag. He said the complaint was by way of his ‘property manager’ and they were just trying to work within the law, blah, blah, but found they couldn’t do what they did. Lars asked if they rent to illegal aliens....he hedged, but basically...’duh, I dunno...but some do fly Mexican Flags.’
Replace it with a Gadsden flag and don the actual star spangled banner only when going out for rides... problem solved.
Many at this forum think public abuse of Old Glory is a Constitutional right.
hip hip hooray x 3
the flag code does not forbid display from buildings or from motor vehicles, if that’s your kvetch.
Yeah, I think it’s a state of confusion.
We wouldn’t want to upset the illegals!
My first guess was it located in Corvallis (heavy M.E. pop)
Albany butts right up next to Corvalley.
The ME woman wear the tradition beaded costume garb.
Really nice fashions. Decorative.
Then you have the frumpy ones who cover with cheesy plain head to to wear.
Corvallis is home of the Beavers and the basketball team that Obamas brother in law coaches.
We are Duck Fans (Eugene).
Not surprising. This was going to happen sooner or later. Next step is to disallow the singing of the National Anthem and calling oneself an American.
The final step will be the outsourcing of the US Government to the UN.
However, anyone I see exercising those "rights" will suffer a beatdown.
Just because someone has a right to do something, doesn't mean it is a smart thing to do.
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