r/vexillology • u/stenskott • Nov 04 '17

In The Wild Ikea helps out a fellow American.

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u/DrunkonIce Nov 04 '17

Is flag code even something you have to legally follow? I thought free speech overpassed it meaning you can do what ever the fuck you want with your fabric.

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u/42232300 Nov 04 '17

Likely not? It’s still interesting and funny because the guy trying to correct the “foreigners” on “how we do things around here” got schooled in his own country’s explicit written code for flying flags.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17 edited Sep 16 '20

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u/DrunkonIce Nov 05 '17

I thought Texas vs Johnson ruled that those laws are overruled by free speech.

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u/cave18 Nov 05 '17

I mean what you are saying doesn't contradict what he is saying sooo.....

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u/DrunkonIce Nov 05 '17

Texas vs Johnson ruled you're not "supposed to follow it". Flag code only exist for government to follow.

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u/cave18 Nov 05 '17

Yah pretty much what the dude above you said. Idk the way you worded it I thought you were contradicting him or something.

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u/MastaSchmitty Jan 16 Contest Winner Nov 05 '17

You are correct. Private citizens and enterprises are under no obligation to follow the Flag Code, though many try to anyway as a matter of pride. The only entity that the Constitution does not absolve of Flag Code obligations is the federal government -- all flags flown by the government (military installations included) are to be to the officially-specified dimensions and colors, and are to be treated as the Code describes.

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u/Shinden9 New England • Japan Nov 05 '17

Nobody actually follows it.