Wow. California needs to stop drinking the Progressive-Aide. The American flag is representative of ALL cultures within America. It is, by definition, inclusive of every one of the 320 million Americans living in our borders. The only people that could possibly be offended by it are those that stand against America.

/TOA

I guess we should make it illegal to sing the national anthem too while we're at it.
Nothing surprises me anymore. As Watts said above, America is stupid.
And people wonder why the whole world laughs at us.

Cal-Trans = the Cali-ban: There is something wrong with the concept of what Cal-Trans is using as an arguement for suppressing the display of the US flag. Cal-Trans being part of the Cali-ban, DON'T get to make that call because they aren't the "law", although you get the impression that they think they are. But when you dealing with a moraly bankrupt, corrupt, intellectually stunted organization like the California state government, you come to expect this kind of nonsense behaviour. The really funny part is, they actually believe that they have an obligation to make the world a better place. The horrible truth is that they can't even make California a better place, that's why people are leaving California. Smart people.

lol things are soo freaking ridiculous. i guess CA has to fly its neutral white flag that stands for nothing, oh yea it means theyve surrendered to a bunch of dumb arses!

Manipulating people into having no belief or pride under a cloak of neutrality or fairness is a true sign of degraded values.

i can bet you if it was a mexican flag they would have been silent.

showing american pride is so tabboo these days its pathetic.


and its california is stupid liberally.

California has such an extremist side. They try to spread it to other places... rules for this, rules for that, rules!!!! No freedom, just rules. Sad to say, it's mostly working on the West Coast. Perhaps they would be more happy to join Mexico and fly that flag.

Am i the only one who has a very hard time believing this, or believing that it is this cut and dry?

There has to be something else to it.

A) IS this public property? If so, how can the DOT legally prohibit the flying of the American ? They can't.

B) "Whose" property if it? This is a valid question because the DOT is for transportation, so unless it is on an easement...

C) They said

In other words, they declared it illegal to solely fly the US flag, stating that other flags must also have the right to be flown at the memorial,

[emphasis added]

No one ever said that other flags could NOT fly. So, the American flag CAN fly, just if another person/group wishes to fly another flag it must also be allowed.

Essentially, the American flag can be flown, and it can be flown legally by itself until someone else wants to fly another flag, whereupon that flag must also be allowed. Either all of none. I think i agree with that. Kinda like the whole ten commandments in the courthouse thing: if you display them, you also allow other religions' creeds to be displayed. Pretty simple.

I see nowhere where other flags do not have the right if someone chooses to fly it, and it seems to be someone--somehow--saying only an American flag should be flown and no other, hence the telling quotation above.

Equal opportunity. What's so wrong with that? Or are we that nationalistically selfish? I could understand if someone wanted to fly a Nazi flag, so maybe it's for the better, so we do not have to deal with Nazis and KKK and etc...

Somebody is twisting stuff around.

If the DOT, or whoever, says that other flag do not have the right to be flown, which then means the US flag cannot be flown by default because of equal opportunity, then something is not getting said or reported.

There is some part of the story/situation that is not being told, here. Think about it.

I would not be suprised if conversing about this decision would be declared non-viewpoint neutral?

This is NOT how we roll in the America I know!

So I guess the question remains....
Why is Caltrans so anti-American ?

Well if they won't allow it to be hung, perhaps they would allow it to be burned instead? Time for a flag burning to find out. How can you desecrate something that is not even allowed? This would make for an interesting controversy. Anyone in california have a spare flag and match?

This makes me want to take leave and fly home. Just so I could take an american flag and raise it there. I would love to see the cops take me down while in uniform. Then again don't want to go to federal prision or be court martialed.

But this doesn't surprise me. Kali is one of the most communistic states in the union. To show any national pride is a Taboo or will get you shot in some areas.