SC Sheriff defies Obama order to fly flag half staff for Nelson Mandela

[ClosedCaption]

oh dear, I hope he doesn't lose his head...

he Disobeyed the King

Drama queen has arrived

 

[Synthaholic]

SC Sheriff defies Obama order to fly flag half staff for Nelson Mandela


So? He's a dick. Who gives a shit?

 

[ClosedCaption]

IRS forces already mobilized and ready to march!

...And the Drama Queens writer

 

[Stephanie]

You people who want to honor Mandela book a flight to Africa

oh just whine about it..whatever

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Flag flies at full-staff despite presidential order - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

Keep it classy Republicans. In ultra right wing upstate South Carolina, a sheriff has decided to defy President Obama's order to fly the flag at half-staff for Nelson Mandela. He says only US citizens deserve that. Wow, way to stay classy and honor one if this Earth's most noble humans to have lived on it.

On a BRIGHTER note....you right wingers can relax. See? Police DO NOT have to follow Obama's orders. They are not under his Chain of Command. So, he cant order them to do shit, like take yer guns.

Only the military, through martial law, can do the nightmarish stuff you think the gubmint is gonna do to you. Yet....you always support massive funding and NEVER cuts to the very entity that is the only capable one of inflicting true tyranny on you. Hmmmmm.

Technically a president cannot order a state to really do anything, so its more of a suggestion. What he can do is order Federal agencies in said states to do something like this.

Federalism and all....

Which is why all the right wing fanaticism about tyranny is nonsense. The cops don't have to do shit the president says. He can only order the military or federal agencies to do stuff. Yet, the RW supports growing the military to insane levels, and that's the only entity that could impose true tyranny on the US people.


I'd think that RW sheriff would maybe do it just out of honor for such a great man, even if he doesn't "have to". That would be the whole part about doing it in Mandela's honor.

But the last group that ever would.

 

[The2ndAmendment]

Flag flies at full-staff despite presidential order - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

Keep it classy Republicans. In ultra right wing upstate South Carolina, a sheriff has decided to defy President Obama's order to fly the flag at half-staff for Nelson Mandela. He says only US citizens deserve that. Wow, way to stay classy and honor one if this Earth's most noble humans to have lived on it.

On a BRIGHTER note....you right wingers can relax. See? Police DO NOT have to follow Obama's orders. They are not under his Chain of Command. So, he cant order them to do shit, like take yer guns.

Only the military, through martial law, can do the nightmarish stuff you think the gubmint is gonna do to you. Yet....you always support massive funding and NEVER cuts to the very entity that is the only capable one of inflicting true tyranny on you. Hmmmmm.

Meanwhile, millions are losing their health insurance and Miley Cyrus stained her teeth gold.

 

[martybegan]

Flag flies at full-staff despite presidential order - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

Keep it classy Republicans. In ultra right wing upstate South Carolina, a sheriff has decided to defy President Obama's order to fly the flag at half-staff for Nelson Mandela. He says only US citizens deserve that. Wow, way to stay classy and honor one if this Earth's most noble humans to have lived on it.

On a BRIGHTER note....you right wingers can relax. See? Police DO NOT have to follow Obama's orders. They are not under his Chain of Command. So, he cant order them to do shit, like take yer guns.

Only the military, through martial law, can do the nightmarish stuff you think the gubmint is gonna do to you. Yet....you always support massive funding and NEVER cuts to the very entity that is the only capable one of inflicting true tyranny on you. Hmmmmm.

Technically a president cannot order a state to really do anything, so its more of a suggestion. What he can do is order Federal agencies in said states to do something like this.

Federalism and all....

Which is why all the right wing fanaticism about tyranny is nonsense. The cops don't have to do shit the president says. He can only order the military or federal agencies to do stuff. Yet, the RW supports growing the military to insane levels, and that's the only entity that could impose true tyranny on the US people.


I'd think that RW sheriff would maybe do it just out of honor for such a great man, even if he doesn't "have to". That would be the whole part about doing it in Mandela's honor.

Your whole post is about lambasting him for defying a "presidential order" and now that you have been shown it can't be an order to him, you "pivot" back to some rant about RW's are all nuts, yadda yadda yadda.

Are you on meds?

 

[HenryBHough]

If the flag is to be half-staffed for Mandela, then why was it not for Osama?

 

[OriginalShroom]

The President can order the Flag to fly at half-staff for Foreign Dignitaries.

United States Flag Code

(m) The flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. On Memorial Day, the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff. By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a state, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory. In the event of the death of other officials or foreign dignitaries, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff according to Presidential instructions or orders, or in accordance with recognized customs or practices not inconsistent with law.

In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any state, territory, or possession of the United States or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff, and the same authority is provided to the Mayor of the District of Columbia with respect to present or former officials of the District of Columbia and members of the Armed Forces from the District of Columbia. When the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, issues a proclamation under the preceding sentence that the National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession or in the District of Columbia because of the death of a member of the Armed Forces, the National flag flown at any Federal installation or facility in the area covered by that proclamation shall be flown at half-staff consistent with that proclamation.

The flag shall be flown at half-staff thirty days from the death of the President or a former President; ten days from the day of death of the Vice-President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice-President, or the Governor of a state, territory, or possession; and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.

The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. As used in this subsection —

 

[bucs90]

All they have to do is tell him Obama wants it at Full Staff and he would've did half just because

If Obama said "I hereby order that any US citizen who jumps off a tall bridge, MUST use a bungee cord or parachute."

And all the right wingers would say "OH YEAH MOTHERFUCKER, WATCH THIS......WHOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!"

 

[Stephanie]

Flag flies at full-staff despite presidential order - Live5News.com | Charleston, SC | News, Weather, Sports

Keep it classy Republicans. In ultra right wing upstate South Carolina, a sheriff has decided to defy President Obama's order to fly the flag at half-staff for Nelson Mandela. He says only US citizens deserve that. Wow, way to stay classy and honor one if this Earth's most noble humans to have lived on it.

On a BRIGHTER note....you right wingers can relax. See? Police DO NOT have to follow Obama's orders. They are not under his Chain of Command. So, he cant order them to do shit, like take yer guns.

Only the military, through martial law, can do the nightmarish stuff you think the gubmint is gonna do to you. Yet....you always support massive funding and NEVER cuts to the very entity that is the only capable one of inflicting true tyranny on you. Hmmmmm.

Meanwhile, millions are losing their health insurance and Miley Cyrus stained her teeth gold.

I know right...the poor dears who live in this country..

we don't follow orders well enough for them I guess

 

[bucs90]

Technically a president cannot order a state to really do anything, so its more of a suggestion. What he can do is order Federal agencies in said states to do something like this.

Federalism and all....

Which is why all the right wing fanaticism about tyranny is nonsense. The cops don't have to do shit the president says. He can only order the military or federal agencies to do stuff. Yet, the RW supports growing the military to insane levels, and that's the only entity that could impose true tyranny on the US people.


I'd think that RW sheriff would maybe do it just out of honor for such a great man, even if he doesn't "have to". That would be the whole part about doing it in Mandela's honor.

Your whole post is about lambasting him for defying a "presidential order" and now that you have been shown it can't be an order to him, you "pivot" back to some rant about RW's are all nuts, yadda yadda yadda.

Are you on meds?

Oh, no, I KNEW he didn't have to follow the order. Cops cant be ordered by the POTUS. They all have a separate, autonomous chain of command in their state, county or city.

Its the fact that, despite not having to, he didn't anyway, just to create a controversy.

Like....really man? You didn't have anything better to do than try to stir this up?

 

[martybegan]

Which is why all the right wing fanaticism about tyranny is nonsense. The cops don't have to do shit the president says. He can only order the military or federal agencies to do stuff. Yet, the RW supports growing the military to insane levels, and that's the only entity that could impose true tyranny on the US people.


I'd think that RW sheriff would maybe do it just out of honor for such a great man, even if he doesn't "have to". That would be the whole part about doing it in Mandela's honor.

Your whole post is about lambasting him for defying a "presidential order" and now that you have been shown it can't be an order to him, you "pivot" back to some rant about RW's are all nuts, yadda yadda yadda.

Are you on meds?

Oh, no, I KNEW he didn't have to follow the order. Cops cant be ordered by the POTUS. They all have a separate, autonomous chain of command in their state, county or city.

Its the fact that, despite not having to, he didn't anyway, just to create a controversy.

Like....really man? You didn't have anything better to do than try to stir this up?

Then why would Obama issue such an "Order" if he knew he had no power to enforce it? Why did you call it an "order" in the first place if you knew it had not binding power?

It appears the only one trying to stir something up is you.

 

[NLT]

Most of the libturds having a lovefest for NM, dont know anything about him and the MK wing of the ANC.

 

[HenryBHough]

Then why would Obama issue such an "Order" if he knew he had no power to enforce it? Why did you call it an "order" in the first place if you knew it had not binding power?

Megalomania worsening?

 

[OriginalShroom]

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“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.”

[Iraq War speech (2003)]
―Nelson Mandela

 

[HenryBHough]

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“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.”

[Iraq War speech (2003)]
―Nelson Mandela

And in that you captured why Mr. "Fundamental Change" spent your tax money winging his way to a (retired) terrorist's funeral. Unless there's a golf course in Jo'berg we haven't been told of!

 

[OriginalShroom]

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“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.”

[Iraq War speech (2003)]
―Nelson Mandela

And in that you captured why Mr. "Fundamental Change" spent your tax money winging his way to a (retired) terrorist's funeral. Unless there's a golf course in Jo'berg we haven't been told of!

Pretty much so. And why he all but ignored Thatcher's death and funeral.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Do we normally follow the practice of lowering the U.S. flag for world leaders when they die ?
If not, no reason to start now.

 

[HenryBHough]

Pretty much so. And why he all but ignored Thatcher's death and funeral.

I was told at the time by friends in England, that Ms. Thatcher's family had asked that He stay away lest a circus atmosphere prevail. They were sufficiently polite as to keep their request private.