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To: Gator113

As Conservatives, we have to remember that States have the right to display or to not dispay whatever flag they please, unless of course the friggin ACLU, or anti Christian groups complain and threaten to sue for whatever stupid reason they cite.

I have a battle flag that has been folded neatly in my desk drawer for decades and I have never flown it. I am not even a southerner, although I have lived in the deep south for most of my life.

I revere it for it’s historical meaning. I don’t need to fly it but would if the occasion was important to me.

I have no bad feelings about Haley. This matter was most certainly going to end in boycotts and worse if she had not made a legitimate compromise between what she wished to be and what actually was.

Having said that, I am currently in another flag battle. A County judge in a neighboring county was flying the “an appeal to heaven” revolutionary war battle flag on the courthouse lawn. A freedom from religion group threatened to sue and he took it down. Notwithstanding that the flag had literally nothing to do with religion and was based on a quote by John Loche and designed by a general Washington staffer. (some call it the pine tree flag)

I immediately ordered one and am flying it proudly at home.

So I am no shrinking violet...just a sensible man with a understanding of what battles to fight today and what battles need to wait for a better day.


17 posted on 07/09/2015 4:08:35 PM PDT by Cold Heat (For Rent....call 1-555-tagline)
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To: Cold Heat

Betsy Ross ... the only flag will ever fly with stars and stripes ... 13!


19 posted on 07/09/2015 4:12:01 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (If America Cared would a moslem cair?)
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To: Cold Heat

Cold Heat, you did well in defending her, but I will disagree. I am long past the mood to compromise on most anything these days.

I do like the idea of flying a “Pine Tree flag” and I will likely order one.

I would comment more, but my ^%$# keyboard is going south.


49 posted on 07/09/2015 6:49:27 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz REMAINS the only true Conservative in this race. ~~ just livin' life~~)
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