by Bwcad1 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:53 am
Jon wrote:You do know that wearing a lapel flag is AGAINST the rules of the flag? I am not saying it is not patriotic to want to wear one, but any apparel that mimics the US flag is against the rules. Just thought I would throw that out there.
Flame on.
BTW, here is a
LINK to the rules. See SEC 8d.
That's incorrect, as long as its not next to the body it is acceptable a pin is the same as a patch much like the ones on military uniforms. if you read closely it state's
The flag should never be used as
wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
# S: (n) apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes (clothing in general) "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
Wearing apparel is clothing a pin or patch is not clothing.
[quote="Jon"]You do know that wearing a lapel flag is AGAINST the rules of the flag? I am not saying it is not patriotic to want to wear one, but any apparel that mimics the US flag is against the rules. Just thought I would throw that out there.
Flame on.
BTW, here is a [url=http://www.ushistory.org/BETSY/flagcode.htm]LINK[/url] to the rules. See SEC 8d.[/quote]
That's incorrect, as long as its not next to the body it is acceptable a pin is the same as a patch much like the ones on military uniforms. if you read closely it state's
The flag should never be used as [color="Red"]wearing apparel[/color], bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
# S: (n) apparel, wearing apparel, dress, clothes (clothing in general) "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
Wearing apparel is clothing a pin or patch is not clothing.