DAN MURPHY---YONKERS TIMES--WHY IS THE PRIDE FLAG FLYING ABOVE THE US FLAG IN CROTON? IS THIS A VIOLATION OF THE FLAG ACT?

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As Americans across the USA celebrate our nation’s 247th anniversary on July 4, we see across Westchester the United States flag proudly displayed in front yards and municipal buildings across the county.

But did you know that there is a Federal law which regulates where the American flag can be flown in relation to other flags on government property? The “flag code” is the federal law that sets forth guidelines for the appearance and display of the U.S. flag. Specifically, Section 7 of the Flag Code reads,

§7. Position and manner of display: (c) 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,

We inform you about the Flag Code because of a dispute in the Village of Croton on the Hudson. Several residents in this small community of 8,000 have raised objections to the location of the American Flag, and the Pride Flag, both of which are flying outside Village Hall on different flagpoles. READ MORE AT Why is the Pride Flag Flying Above The US Flag in Croton? Is This a Violation of the Flag Act? | Yonkers Times

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