Question - I bought a 20' flag pole

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Snattlerake

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As a private citizen, you are not required to ever fly your flag at half staff. I usually do for a fallen LE officer, but not usually any other time, unless it's something big. Currently, I fly Old Glory and Col. Gadsden on my pole and a U.S. Navy flag on another pole mounted to my front porch, honoring my neice who is a Petty Officer 3rd class, stationed in San Diego, aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.

I'm wanting to put up two more poles, so I can also display a Christian flag, a thin blue line flag, maybe a POW/MIA flag, or perhaps an Oklahoma flag.

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That is just the problem. Now I have too many flags to fly.
 

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That is just the problem. Now I have too many flags to fly.

My wife said if I flew all the flags that I wanted to, our place would look like the UN building in New York.
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As far a small I know, there are no “laws” on flying an American flag, only codes which are strong suggestions.
The customs around display of the flag are in the US Code (specifically, Title 4), which is the body of statutes passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, so there are, technically, laws on the subject, but violating them carries no penalties.

Private entities (like banks) often follow the Presidential directives on flying the flag at half-staff, but there's no legal requirement for it, AFAIK.
 

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I retired my flag on Jan. 20. I will probably remove the pole this summer. I just don't have the enthusiasm I once had.

I just ordered a flag pole last night. Been waiting for the right time. I’m with you on the frustration and lack of motivation politically speaking, but I can definitely send more signals than just flying Ol’ Glory, if you catch my drift.
 

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I have a 20 foot flag pole up at the lake house on Grand.
The very first thing I do after unlocking the front door is to grab Ol' Glory and raise her to the top. We have her lit up at night so she flies 24 hours a day. And then during football season, my OU flag flies just below her.

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Aintagonnadoit fer Obiden jus cause he says to. I will decide for myself.

Far as I'm concerned after this last faux election the America I know is dead and I need to permanently fly the US flag at half staff.
The United States is not dead but in distress, no ill respect to those that served and died for our freedom but until curent administration is gone mine will be flown upside down .
 

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