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Ghost2518 Adjutant User is Offline Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 25119 Karma: 6 applaud / smite 2718 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:17 pm    Post subject: Too patriotic?? · Quote Not only Charlotte, NC but Raleigh as well. Fine in Raleigh is worse than Charlotte's. News article for Fox - Another wacko decision by a local government. Raleigh Rule Restricts Number of Flags Allowed for Display to Three Friday, June 01, 2007 By Catherine Donaldson-Evans An ordinance restricting the number of flags allowed up for display has some North Carolina business owners seeing a lot of red, and not as much white and blue. The city of Raleigh has limited the number of American flags - and any other banners or signs - to three per property. But that policy doesn't fly with Kevin Powell, co-owner of a used auto dealership called Martin Auto Haus that has 12 Old Glories waving in the wind, or with Chuck Bright, who owns a gas station called Fiddle Stix that is festooned with seven of Betsy Ross' creations. Both men say they have no intention of taking all but three of their flags down by Sunday, the city-imposed deadline to! remove the extras before a fine of $500 per day will be charged to anyone in violation of the policy. "I think it's a disgrace," said Bright of the rule. "We're at a time when we certainly need to be patriotic. If I want to express my patriotism at my place of business, I should not be restricted." A city official paid visits to violators of the new rule earlier in the week, saying Raleigh was trying to "clean up" the busy highway known as Capital Boulevard, where Powell's and Bright's businesses are located. "It came out of the blue, out of nowhere," said Powell of the flag crackdown. "Capital is beautiful. The landscaping is awesome. I don't know what else we can clean up." Powell said he has a dozen American flags fluttering outside his dealership to show support for soldiers at war. "We've got troops overseas dying every day," he said. "If anything, we should be putting more [flags] up. That's why I have them - it's a tribute." Br! ight said he was originally going to take the offending flags down, bu t then he reconsidered. "The more I thought about it, it's just ridiculous and we shouldn't have to," he said. "We're not going to remove them, so we're prepared to pay the fines. We're extremely patriotic people." Calls to the city of Raleigh seeking comment were not returned. Click on the URL below for the rest of this story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277016,00.html _________________ XO "Special Teams" The Ghost with the most “IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU DIE RATHER, HOW YOU LIVED.”
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afsp90_02 Chairman Joint Chiefs User is Offline Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 11253 Karma: 14 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 28875 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:33 am    Post subject: · Quote Yes as I am sure you all know I am from North Carolina and this was on the local news. Sickening, both of the gentlemen in question in Raleigh said they {flags} are there in support of our troops, and our state which has one of the highest concentrations of Military Bases on the east coast says it's too many Flags?!?! What I heard the gent who owns the car dealership say was that he's going to take the fine and leave the Flags up! God Bless him! A real American. But I don't blame the gas station owner for removing his though, he'll loose too much money I guess. But it's a shame my state has no conscience... I'm sorry America for my state's conduct, we just happen to have a bunch of scalawags in office here currently and they don't care, we'll see if we can fix that on '08! _________________ Administrator Forum Chairman Joint Chiefs [Staff CO] Commanding Officer[CO] Forum awards comity Moderator Staff Company staff officer M.S.T. Bravo CO.
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ladyfirefighter LT Chaplain User is Offline Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 376 Karma: 6 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 10793 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:55 pm    Post subject: · Quote We should encourage people to buy cars from this dealership!!  How crazy!  I am from NC and I had not heard of this....and it is a shame...a real shame.  I think some of these decision lack thought....and are just a way to try and control.  Makes me mad! _________________ Established member 25+Posts LT. Forum Chaplain Company Liaison M.S.T. Charlie Company Joint OPs member Kelly G <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="304" height="244" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/p/9ko1YDk2Mjc2bDZsN20wZ2QzLGE5bTgxYmUxMTRkYDMwYTJ4NWA5NjdlYGM2Zj YzZ2ZkZA" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" id="W4889dc00d51af143"> </embed> <a target="_blank"href="http://www.freepowerboards.com/firerescue/index.php">Emergency Personnel and Friends!</a> <a target="_blank"href="http://www.freepowerboards.com/storkseekers/index.php">Stork Seekers</a> <a target="_blank"href="http://www.freepowerboards.com/sewfine/index.php">Sew Fine</a>
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