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NBC News reports:
The veteran organization the American Legion weighed in on the upside-down American flag controversy on Thursday, noting that flags should only be flown this way if there is “extreme danger to life or property.”
The potential implications of flying an American flag upside down have been the subject of debate since reports emerged that an upside-down flag flew outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home in early 2021.
“The American flag is a symbol of courage, strength, freedom and democracy,” said the American Legion National Commander Daniel Seehafer in a statement to NBC News. “American Legion members swore with their lives to protect all that the flag stands for.”
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Seehafer goes on to note that the American Legion helped write the US Flag Code, which stipulates that flying the flag upside-down should be limited to instances of extreme imminent danger.
Multiple GOP reps, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, posted upside-down flags to X after Trump’s conviction.
Of note, in 2016 Trump called for imprisonment or loss of citizenship for those that burn the US flag, an act which the Supreme Court famously ruled falls under First Amendment protection.
If you’re flying an American flag upside down because someone was afforded their rights under the NY State Constitution, consistent with the US Constitution, then maybe don’t fly the flag at all. People fought and died under that flag to protect our system afforded to us all –… https://t.co/xsAWOY3Dr3
— VoteVets (@votevets) June 1, 2024
Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2016