Why is the Mexican flag being placed over the American flag?

John S

In Mexico it would be appropriate although Mexicans would probably demand ours removed. Here it is a request for someone partiotic to go inside and beat the daylights out of its owner.

Captain Feathersword

Their defiance to assimilate into American Culture.

**Mexican Flag Illegally Flown over Reno Business link here!
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7162515&nav=8faO

Notreallyhere30

If you see it, just burn it...seriously! It is ok to have your own personal Mexican flag in your home or the homes of hispanics, but not in public next to the American flag.

Even though everyone comes from somewhere else, the U.S. is still only ONE country, and only needs one flag.

rwcrufler

It's ironic that they hoist the flag of their opressors-the rotten to the core Mexican "government".

Kevin

Where is this? In San Diego a few years ago, they flew the mexican flag at the same height as the American flag. We set a protest up and had it taken down entirely.

â™¥ Mel

I totally agree with you. This is an insult and a disgrace to our Country. But i guess we are few and far between in believing this as now the Flag of our Fathers can be burned in protest.
Great Question.

Audi11

If I ever see something like that, I'm burning that damn flag!!

Kelly V

That's BS. If that flag is in your Country then that is the flag that should be waving. Just as I would want an American flag waving in my Country!

Paula Revere

If they like that flag so much why don't they stay in the country it belongs to.

BAS

I cannot believe this happens. There should be a law against it. It makes me sick everytime I see it. My family has a long history of veterans who fought for us. Some even died. What can we do to stop this. God bless you for fighting for us.

Edit. Thank you CF and Lady America, I thought there was a law. What we really need is enforced laws. I live near Chicago and I guess I see the Mexican flag being waved in front of our faces so much that I thought they abolished that law too. Why wasn't this on National News!!

tangerine

I don't understand it, either. I can understand that the immigrants still have pride in their heritage, but if they really love their own country that much, then why did they come over here?

Bite Me!

It is disrespectful. I am embarrased when I hear about something like that...really.

THE WRAITH OF GOD IS COMING

Just born the MX flag I recall planting the flag is a way to take land and also an act of war.

Darkwolf

Proper flag ettiqute when more than one are flown at once.
1. Country, State, County, City, special. (top to bottom)

Edit: after reading the statutes, the American flag LEGALLY has prominence over all other flags on US soil.

While I do not agree with the man who violently cut it down, I should have been taken down promptly and the owner of the bar should have been punished according to the federal statute.

edit: nomames, the United States of America doesn't extend that far. it goes from Canada's South Border to Mexico's North Border, and includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the other US territories.

Robert M

This is happening because of the few people saying the mexicans belong here if they are legal or not.

This will come back to burn them.

This country will be having another civil war and another Boston tea party. Americans are tired of carrying the burden so long. And they will start to show it.

So watch out amigos your time is coming.

Tony R

I do not know, but my loyalties stand with the United States of American not Mexico. Even though I have or had family members that were born in Mexico, I will never betray a country that is as magnificent as the U.S.A.

cmdrbnd007

Where did you see this? If this true you ought to grab a bunch of like minded individuals and go cut it down and fly ONLY the flag of the United States.

Moni-Caca

Put another American flag on top of the mexican flag that's on top of the american flag.

Marie

All the more reason to send these traitors and law breakers back where they came from! They have cost us enough and then they bite the hand that feeds them! The only free thing these illegals should ever get via the USA is a military escort back home! Let them fly their own flags back home and fight for "rights" in their own country! Put pressure on your elected officials to get all illegals out of this country! They are breaking our laws and stealing from our system. Time to make them go home! God bless America!

KRIS

they are allowed to do everything else illegally, why not that too?

Lisa A.

Because losers are not afraid of getting their butt kicked. I think it's a great day in American when a citizen goes up and cuts a flag down that should of NEVER been placed above the USA flag!

julie m

oh yeah... I havent seen this but if I did... something very evil in me might come out...

beanerjr2002

General Display.

It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

1. 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. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.

No other flag or pennant should be placed above, or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea... for personnel of the Navyâ€¦ when the church pennant may be flown above the flag.

No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal, above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession thereof; Provided, that nothing in this section shall make unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with that of the flag of the United States at the headquarters of the United Nations.

2. 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.

3. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right.

4. The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.

5. The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.

6. When used of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.

Churches, Auditoriums

7. When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of' the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or the right of the audience.

Half-Staff

The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day On Memorial Day, the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of the State, territory or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law.

In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff.

Note: The U.S. flag should always be on its own right in location to other flags on adjacent staffs â€“ to the left of the observer â€“ except when displayed as in picture #5.

Excerpts from the Flag Code of the United States â€“ Public Law 94-344, July 1976.

Â©Copyright 2003 ANNIN & CO.

StoneCold

Don't take my answer in the wrong way here. Because I am American and love my country. I know my American flag will always fly above anothers. But do you want the whole story or half the story.

The MeChA school(s) do it as a disrespect to this country. The Mexican flag above the American flag turned upside down on the same poles. Against Federal policies for flying National flags.

Now as for the business owner in Reno. It was done to protest the continued raids, and crack downs. The man admitted his mistake. He said he didn't know the rules to flying the flags properly. At least give him benefit of the doubt. Even I have made mistakes, and try to rectify them. Still it was very disrespectful to the country from which one is in. Now had the business owner flown the flags on separate poles at the same height, things would have been fine.

At least in that particular part of the country, Our American Flag is no longer being disgraced as it is in other parts of this great country. That vet has my vote if he ever runs for President. I'm still giving him a standing ovation. "clap, clap, clap"

peanuthead

To me it is an insult. I know many want to think it's no big deal but it's things just like that, that are one of many little "in your face" tactics of disrespect. The time they flew the Mexican flag over an up-side-down American flag. They know what it means. They know exactly what they are doing. They know this act insults the American citizen to the core of who we are. It's no mistake. It's not being ignorant of not knowing. It's sheer defiance, disrespect and "in your face" taunting.

What this guy did is against the law. In a perfect world I suppose the vetran should have gone in and asked him to remedy the situation before he took it down himself but he didn't. I don't think there's an immigrant here that is that stupid to think it's proper to fly another nations flag over ours. We have sat back and tolerated too much for too long and what "seems" like such an innocent act not worthy of a mention are things in which people are not going tolerate much longer. Can't go playing stupid now and claiming you don't get these acts are offensive. Poke your finger in my face for too long and I'm gonna reach my level of tolerance and understanding and bite the darn thing off.

I bet there would be a tirade if I went through an hispanic community and smashed all their Lady of Guadaloupe statues. Hey....just a statue. Ain't important to me. Nothin but plaster and paint.

Time for them to re-think if it's worth it to trash our countries symbols. Sure don't mind taking the benefits from it.

I did have to give a kudos to the vetran though. I know and so do many others know the agenda of certain extreemists groups. Wanna declare war....then have enough kahoonas to do it and quit hiding behind "racism" and every other excuse and supposid right........message sent and received. No confusion here.

gokart121

It's an act of protest, I read what I think is the same news story, and some army veteran went up, and cut the mexican
flag down, now he's facing police charges or something.

File it under 'stupid people tricks', and go get a Slurpee...

refusetobesilent

Because that is the "ONLY" way that the Mexicans know to make themselves feel good about being the screw- ups that they are.

LadyAmerican

for BAS

it is a law =)

http://uscode.house.gov/uscode-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+uscview+t01t04+11057+0++%28%29%20%20AND%20%28%284%29%20ADJ%20USC%29%3ACITE%20AND%20%28USC%20w%2F10%20%287%29%29%3ACITE%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20

anthony p

In 20 to 50 years the country will be overwhelmingly Hispanic Majority, dominated by numbers every portion of the U.S. Government and the financial sector will be largely Hispanic, get used to it.

It's a free country and you racists cannot remove the legally born or legally immigrated Hispanic, they are here to stay and grow and grow in power and influence in every aspect.

simasu01

doing anything to a flag of any nation is vandalism and degrading of a country. go ahead burn it, when mexicans catch you they will hopefully burn you. what if a mexican burned an american flag in mexico? that would be the biggest disaster in the world right?? no it wouldnt if you guys are considering burning their identity then american flags should be allowed to be burned. mexicans actually are at least native to their country, usa is all immigrants anyway

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