O Say, Can You See

CATHOLIC: On June 14, 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill to insert the phrase “under God” into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Previously, the pledge—originally written in 1892—had contained no reference to religion. One of the first major groups to call for the addition was the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization that began petitioning for the change in 1952.

FLORIDA: On July 1, Gov. Ron signed legislation guaranteeing homeowners the right to display, in a respectful manner, one United States flag or official State of Florida flag, one official POW-MIA flag or a flag representing a specified branch of the United States Armed Forces. This “…regardless of any HOA covenants, restrictions, bylaws, rules, or requirements to the contrary.” Homeowners may also “set up a freestanding flagpole no more than 20 feet high on his or her property” on which to display the Stars and Stripes with pride. 

The U.S. Flag Code says,”When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. …

When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union (the blue part with the stars on it) of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff. … When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag’s own right, that is, to the observer’s left.” See the link for more.

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