Comments on: Column: Time to Reconsider Olympics Custom

By: Mr. Beepo

Mr. Beepo — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:36:32 +0000

Dipping the American flag? What next….our President bowing to a Saudi king? Oh wait..he already did that. Never mind.

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:35:47 +0000

The US Flag Code is part of Federal law, but there are no penalties and enforcement of it has been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Plus, who cares? Americans are too invested in symbols. Let’s try substance for a change.

By: Judy T.

Judy T. — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:30:24 +0000

More than being “custom,” I believe that U.S. Flag etiquette is written into Federal LAW. Not that any government follows its own laws, but maybe it’s time for the U.S. to set an example. Maybe in the next Administration.

Dip the Flag for anyone? No!!!

By: Wes Miller

Wes Miller — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:03:42 +0000

I might be okay breaking this custom if the Olympics were in an Eastern European country that had been under the thumb of the Soviets, or perhaps if the Olympics were in Japan.
BUT.NOT.THE.UK
I love the British, but we resolved this in the late 1700s. Our nation’s soul is rooted in the principle that we are not subjects of any monarch.