Violations of Flag Flying - What to do

[goofyduck77]

I live in a building run by HUD. There is a flagpole with the US flag flying in front. From reading the flag code: first, they have it flying 24 hours a day. According to the rules, this isn't allowed unless the flag is illuminated at night. Second, they do not fly the flag at half mast on the occasions dictated by the code. March 15 was one and they did not fly the flag at half mast. The flag was tattered for months, and I understand that once the flag is tattered, it should be replaced as soon as possible. They finally replaced it and the old one was thrown in the trash. And, lastly, according to the chart, the flag is disproportational to the flagpole. It is too small. It should be a 4x6 and it is not, it is a 3x5.

What do I do? I mentioned the Buckles memorial half-mast and they did nothing - "We'll check into it"
I mentioned it being tattered and the rules - they took two weeks to replace it.
I mentioned the flying at night - 'we'll look into it.
And now I'm considered a "troublemaker"

What do I do with a building that is simplying flying the flag 24 hours a day and is virtually following NONE of the rules of flag flying?

[Robin Hickman]

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Gee!

I wonder what would happen if ALL the local area MEDIA outlets were notified (in a friendly, informative manner with "hard copy" back-up materials) that a government housing building was in "apparent" violation of the "Flag Code" and wasn't doing anything to "fix" things ???


Hmmmm . . . . . ???



Robin Hickman
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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[goofyduck77]

Thanks for the idea - excellent!