Now NC can tell you how many flags you can fly.

[GoodOlBoy]

Raleigh Rule Restricts Number of Flags Allowed for Display to Three
Friday , June 01, 2007

By Catherine Donaldson-Evans


An ordinance restricting the number of flags allowed up for display has some North Carolina business owners seeing a lot of red, and not as much white and blue.

The city of Raleigh has limited the number of American flags — and any other banners or signs — to three per property.

But that policy doesn't fly with Kevin Powell, co-owner of a used auto dealership called Martin Auto Haus that has 12 Old Glories waving in the wind, or with Chuck Bright, who owns a gas station called Fiddle Stix that is festooned with seven of Betsy Ross' creations.

Both men say they have no intention of taking all but three of their flags down by Sunday, the city-imposed deadline to remove the extras before a fine of $500 per day will be charged to anyone in violation of the policy.

"I think it's a disgrace," said Bright of the rule. "We're at a time when we certainly need to be patriotic. If I want to express my patriotism at my place of business, I should not be restricted."

A city official paid visits to violators of the new rule earlier in the week, saying Raleigh was trying to "clean up" the busy highway known as Capital Boulevard, where Powell's and Bright's businesses are located.

"It came out of the blue, out of nowhere," said Powell of the flag crackdown. "Capital is beautiful. The landscaping is awesome. I don't know what else we can clean up."

Powell said he has a dozen American flags fluttering outside his dealership to show support for soldiers at war.

"We've got troops overseas dying every day," he said. "If anything, we should be putting more [flags] up. That's why I have them — it's a tribute."

Bright said he was originally going to take the offending flags down, but then he reconsidered.

"The more I thought about it, it's just ridiculous and we shouldn't have to," he said. "We're not going to remove them, so we're prepared to pay the fines. We're extremely patriotic people."

Calls to the city of Raleigh seeking comment were not returned.

http://www.foxnews.com/printer_frien...277016,00.html

Talk about stomping your rights. Now they can decide how many American Flags you can fly.

GoodOlBoy

[Gunslingergirl]

That's a very odd law. I could see restrictions on advertising or billboards and things like that if they want to clean up the area. Why restrict flags though?

Silly.

GSG

[fabsroman]

I wonder if my HOA allows me to fly an American flag. Probably only on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Yep, the problem with the US is that there is way too much law making for anybody to actually keep up with it. I am sure that almost all of us are violating some law, ordinance, or HOA bylaw every day of the week. Progress sucks.

[bulletpusher]

It's time that the people who vote these commy nuts into office take matters into their own hands.

If you can't vote them out of office or impeach them out of office its time to take our government back from the ass holes ruining things and for the people to take back what is ours to give.

These people think they can write laws to suit there whims. It is time to show them that they only have the power that we gave them. We can take it back.

If the sheep in this country will open their eyes for a moment and realise the crap they are trying to pull on us, I think these people will not be in office much longer.

Nuff said, my rant is on hold for a little longer.