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UNITED STATES CODE
* What is the U.S. Code?
* About the U.S. Flag Code
* Where to Purchase a Copy of the U.S. Code
* UNITED STATES CODE TITLE 36 CHAPTER 10



What is the U.S. Code?

The United States Code is the official, subject matter order,
compilation of
the Federal laws of a general and permanent nature that are currently
in
force. In accordance with section 285b of title 2 of the U.S. Code, the
Code
is compiled by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United
States
House of Representatives. The Code is divided into 50 titles by subject
matter. Each title is divided into sections. Sections within a title
may be
grouped together as subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts,
or
divisions. Titles may also have appendices which may be divided into
sections, rules and/or forms.
The subjects covered by the 50 titles of the U.S. Code are:
1. General Provisions
2. The Congress
3. The President
4. Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
5. Government Organization and Employees
6. Surety Bonds (repealed by the enactment of Title 31)
7. Agriculture
8. Aliens and Nationality
9. Arbitration
10. Armed Forces
11. Bankruptcy
12. Banks and Banking
13. Census
14. Coast Guard
15. Commerce and Trade
16. Conservation
17. Copyrights
18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
19. Customs Duties
20. Education
21. Food and Drugs
22. Foreign Relations and Intercourse
23. Highways
24. Hospitals and Asylums
25. Indians
26. Internal Revenue Code
27. Intoxicating Liquors
28. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
29. Labor
30. Mineral Lands and Mining
31. Money and Finance
32. National Guard
33. Navigation and Navigable Waters
34. Navy (eliminated by the enactment of Title 10)
35. Patents
36. Patriotic Societies and Observations
37. Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
38. Veterans' Benefits
39. Postal Service
40. Public Buildings, Property, and Works
41. Public Contracts
42. The Public Health and Welfare
43. Public Lands
44. Public Printing and Documents
45. Railroads
46. Shipping
47. Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
48. Territories and Insular Possessions
49. Transportation
50. War and National Defense


The "FLAG CODE"

Previous to Flag Day, June 14, 1923 there were no federal or state
regulations governing display of the United States Flag. It was on this
date
that the National Flag Code was adopted by the National Flag Conference
which was attended by representatives of the Army and Navy which had
evolved
their own procedures, and some 66 other national groups. This purpose
of
providing guidance based on the Army and Navy procedures relating to
display
and associated questions about the U. S. Flag was adopted by all
organizations in attendance.
A few minor changes were made a year later during the Flag Day 1924
Conference, It was not until June 22, 1942 that Congress passed a joint
resolution which was amended on December 22, 1942 to become Public Law
829;
Chapter 806, 77th Congress, 2nd session. Exact rules for use and
display of
the flag (36 U.S.C. 173-178) as well as associated sections (36 U.S.C.
171)
Conduct during Playing of the National Anthem, (36 U.S.C. 172) the
Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag, and Manner of Delivery were included.
This code is the guide for all handling and display of the Stars and
Stripes. It does not impose penalties for misuse of the United States
Flag.
That is left to the states and to the federal government for the
District of
Columbia. Each state has its own flag law.
Criminal penalties for certain acts of desecration to the flag were
contained in Title 18 of the United States Code prior to 1989. The
Supreme
Court decision in Texas v. Johnson; June 21, 1989, held the statute
unconstitutional. This statute was amended when the Flag Protection Act
of
1989 (Oct. 28, 1989) imposed a fine and/or up to I year in prison for
knowingly mutilating, defacing, physically defiling, maintaining on the
floor or trampling upon any flag of the United States. The Flag
Protection
Act of 1989 was struck down by the Supreme Court decision, United
States vs.
Eichman, decided on June 11, 1990.
While the Code empowers the President of the United States to alter,
modify, repeal or prescribe additional rules regarding the Flag, no
federal
agency has the authority to issue 'official' rulings legally binding on
civilians or civilian groups. Consequently, different interpretations
of
various provisions of the Code may continue to be made. The Flag Code
may be
fairly tested: 'No disrespect should be shown to the Flag of the United
States of America.' Therefore, actions not specifically included in the
Code
may be deemed acceptable as long as proper respect is shown.


UNITED STATES CODE


Where to Purchase a Copy of the U.S. Code

If you are using it for legal research, I urge you to verify your
results with the printed U.S. Code available through the U.S.
Government
Printing Office. The printed U.S Code is available for purchase through
the
Government Printing Office (GPO) at (202) 512-1800, Monday through
Friday, 8
a.m. to 4 p.m., eastern time. Orders can also be sent by mail to:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
GPO accepts checks, VISA, and MasterCard.
The U.S. Code is also available on CD-ROM from the Goverment
Printing Office. The U.S. Code CD-ROM with the laws in effect as of
January
2, 1992, (stock number 052-001-00438-8) is available for $34. The U.S.
Code
CD-ROM with the laws in effect as of January 4, 1993, (stock number
052-001-00389-6) will be available (January 17, 1995) for $36. The U.S.
Code
CD-ROM with the laws in effect as of January 24, 1994, is scheduled to
be
available March 31, 1995.

On-Line copy of the U.S. Code.


Source of document below: CD-ROM prepared and published by the
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives. It
contains the laws in force on January 4, 1993.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36
CHAPTER 10

PATRIOTIC CUSTOMS

§ 170. National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner.
§ 171. Conduct during playing.
§ 172. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of
delivery.
§ 173. Display and use of flag by civilians;
codification of rules and customs; definition.
§ 174. Time and occasions for display.
§ 175. Position and manner of display.
§ 176. Respect for flag.
§ 177. Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passingof flag.
§ 178. Modification of rules and customs by
President.
§ 179. Design for service flag; persons entitled to display flag.
§ 180. Design for service lapel button; persons
entitled to wear button.
§ 181. Approval of designs by Secretary of Defense; license to manufacture and sell; penalties.
§ 182. Rules and regulations.
§ 182a to 184. Repealed.
§ 185. Transferred.
§ 186. National motto.
§ 187. National floral emblem.
§ 188. National march.
§ 189. Recognition of National League of Families
POW/MIA flag.
§170. National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner
The composition consisting of the words and music known as The Star-Spangled Banner is designated the national anthem of the United States of America.
171. Conduct during playing. During rendition of the national anthem when the flag is displayed,
all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. Men not in uniform should
remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should render the
military salute at the first note of the anthem and retain this position until the last note. When the flag is not displayed, those present should face toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag were displayed
there.

§172. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, 'I pledge allegiance to the
Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for
all.', should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.

§173. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition
The following codification of existing rules and customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag of the United States of America is
established for the use of such civilians or civilian groups or organizations as may not be required to conform with regulations promulgated
by one or more executive departments of the Government of the United States.
The flag of the United States for the purpose of this chapter shall be defined according to sections 1 and 2 of title 4 and Executive Order
10834 issued pursuant thereto.

§174. Time and occasions for display

(a) Display on buildings and stationary flagstaffs
in open; night display It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the
open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.

(b) Manner of hoisting
The flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
ceremoniously.

(c) Inclement weather
The flag should not be displayed on days when the
weather is inclement, except when an all weather flag is displayed.

(d) Particular days of display
The flag should be displayed on all days, especially on New Year's Day, January 1; Inauguration Day, January 20; Lincoln's
Birthday, February 12; Washington's Birthday, third Monday in February; Easter Sunday (variable); Mother's Day, second Sunday in May; Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May; Memorial Day (half-staff until noon), the last
Monday in May; Flag Day, June 14; Independence Day, July 4; Labor Day, first Monday in September; Constitution Day, September 17; Columbus Day, second Monday in October; Navy Day, October 27; Veterans Day, November 11;
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November; Christmas Day, December 25; and such other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States; the birthdays of States (date of admission); and on State holidays.

(e) Display on or near administration building of
public institutions
The flag should be displayed daily on or near the
main administration building of every public institution.

(f) Display in or near polling places
The flag should be displayed in or near every
polling place on election days.

(g) Display in or near schoolhouses
The flag should be displayed during school days in
or near every schoolhouse.

§175. Position and manner of display
The flag, when carried in a procession with another flag or flags, should be either on the marching right; that is, the flag's own right,
or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
(a) The flag should not be displayed on a float in a parade except from a staff, or as provided in subsection (i) of this
section.
(b) The flag should not be draped over the hood, top, sides, or back of a vehicle or of a railroad train or a boat. When the flag is displayed on a motorcar, the staff shall be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.

(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, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church
services for the personnel of the Navy. No person shall display the flag of the United Nations or any other national or international flag equal,
above, or in a position of superior prominence or honor to, or in place of, the flag of the United States at any place within the United States or any Territory or possession thereof: Provided, That nothing in this section shall make
unlawful the continuance of the practice heretofore followed of displaying the flag of the United Nations in a position of superior prominence or honor, and other national flags in positions of equal prominence or honor, with that of the flag of the United States at the headquarters of the United Nations.

(d) The flag of the United States of America, when it is displayed with another flag against a wall from crossed staffs, should
be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag.

(e) The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of
flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.

(f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be
hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag
of the United States or to the United States flag's right.

(g) When flags of two or more nations are displayed, they are to be flown from separate staffs of the same height. The flags should be of approximately equal size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.

(h) When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff. When the flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted out, union first,
from the building.

(i) When displayed either horizontally or vertically against a wall, the union should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, that is, to the observer's left. When displayed in a window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left
of the observer in the street.

(j) When the flag is displayed over the middle of the street, it should be suspended vertically with the union to the north in
an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.

(k) When used on a speaker's platform, the flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. When displayed from a staff in a church or public auditorium, the flag of the United States of America should hold the position of superior prominence, in
advance of the audience, and in the position of honor at the clergyman's or speaker's right as he faces the audience. Any other flag so displayed
should be placed on the left of the clergyman or speaker or to the right of the audience.

(l) The flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never be used as the covering for the statue or monument.

(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, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff. 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. As used in this subsection -
(1) the term 'half-staff' means the
position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
(2) the term 'executive or military
department' means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5
(3) the term 'Member of Congress'
means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
(n) When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder. The flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to touch the ground.
(o) When the flag is suspended across a corridor or lobby in a building with only one main entrance, it should be suspended
vertically with the union of the flag to the observer's left upon entering. If the building has more than one main entrance, the flag should be suspended vertically near the center of the corridor or lobby with the union to the north, when entrances are to the east and west or to the east when entrances are to the north and south. If there are entrances in more than two directions, the union should be to the east.

§176. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing.
Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
(a) The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
(b) The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
(c) The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
(d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
(e) The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
(f) The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(g) The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word,
figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
(h) The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself
considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be
worn on the left lapel near the heart.
(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a
dignified way, preferably by burning.

§177. Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag
During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in a parade or in review, all persons present except
those in uniform should face the flag and stand at attention with the right hand over the heart. Those present in uniform should render the military salute.
When not in uniform, men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Aliens should stand at attention. The salute to the flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.

§178. Modification of rules and customs by President
Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the
United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed,
by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in a proclamation.

§179. Design for service flag; persons entitled to display flag
The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to approve a design for a service flag, which flag may be displayed in a window of
the place of residence of persons who are members of the immediate family of a person serving in the armed forces of the United States during any
period of war or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of the United States may be engaged.

§180. Design for service lapel button; persons entitled to wear button
The Secretary of Defense is also authorized and directed to approve
a design for a service lapel button, which button may be worn by members of the immediate family of a person serving in the armed forces of the
United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the Armed Forces of
the United States may be engaged.

§181. Approval of designs by Secretary of Defense; license to manufacture and sell; penalties
Upon the approval by the Secretary of Defense of the design for such service flag and service lapel button, he shall cause notice thereof, together with a description of the approved flag and button, to be published
in the Federal Register. Thereafter any person may apply to the Secretary of Defense for a license to manufacture and sell the approved service flag, or the approved service lapel button, or both. Any person, firm, or
corporation who manufactures any such service flag or service lapel button without
having first obtained such a license, or otherwise violates sections 179 to
182 of this title, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000.

§182. Rules and regulations
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections
179 to 182 of this title.

§182a to 182d. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-534, § 2, Aug. 11, 1966, 80
Stat. 345

§183, 184. Repealed. Pub. L. 85-857, § 14(84), Sept. 2, 1958, 72
Stat. 1272

§185. Transferred

§186. National motto
The national motto of the United States is declared to be 'In God we trust.'

§187. National floral emblem
The flower commonly known as the rose is designated and adopted as the national floral emblem of the United States of America, and the
President of the United States is authorized and requested to declare such fact by proclamation.

§188. National march
The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' is hereby designated as the national march of the United States of America.

§189. Recognition of National League of Families POW/MIA flag
The National League of Families POW/MIA flag is hereby recognized officially and designated as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus ending the uncertainty for their families and the Nation.

Miscellaneous References

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 4
CHAPTER 1 - THE FLAG

§1. Flag; stripes and stars on the flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.

§ 2. Same; additional stars. On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be
added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.

§ 3. Use of flag for advertising purposes; mutilation of flag
Any person who, within the District of Columbia, in any manner, for exhibition or display, shall place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any advertisement of any nature upon any
flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America; or shall expose or cause to be exposed to public view any such flag, standard,
colors, or ensign upon which shall have been printed, painted, or otherwise placed, or to which shall be attached, appended, affixed, or annexed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, or drawing, or any advertisement of any
nature; or who, within the District of Columbia, shall manufacture, sell, expose for sale, or to public view, or give away or have in possession
for sale, or to be given away or for use for any purpose, any article or substance being an article of merchandise, or a receptacle for
merchandise or article or thing for carrying or transporting merchandise, upon which
shall have been printed, painted, attached, or otherwise placed a representation of any such flag, standard, colors, or ensign, to advertise,
call attention to, decorate, mark, or distinguish the article or substance on which so placed shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court. The words 'flag, standard, colors, or ensign', as used herein, shall include any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on
any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a
picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars
and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without
deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of
the United States of America.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 4
CHAPTER 2 - THE SEAL

§ 41. Seal of the United States
The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States.

§ 42. Same; custody and use of
The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of such seal. Except as provided by section 2902(a) of title 5, the seal shall not be affixed to any instrument without the special warrant of the President
therefor.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 5
PART III
CHAPTER 29 - COMMISSIONS, OATHS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS
SUBCHAPTER I - COMMISSIONS, OATHS, AND RECORDS

§ 2902. Commission; where recorded
(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary of State shall make out and record, and affix the seal of
the United States to, the commission of an officer appointed by the President.
The seal of the United States may not be affixed to the commission before the commission has been signed by the President.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 5 PART I
CHAPTER 1 - ORGANIZATION

§ 101. Executive departments
The Executive departments are:
The Department of State. The Department of the Treasury. The Department of Defense. The Department of Justice. The Department of the
Interior. The Department of Agriculture. The Department of Commerce. The Department of Labor. The Department of Health and Human Services. The
Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Department of Transportation. The Department of Energy. The Department of Education. The
Department of Veterans Affairs.

§ 102. Military departments
The military departments are:
The Department of the Army. The Department of the Navy. The Department of the Air Force.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 18
Part I. CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 33 - EMBLEMS, INSIGNIA, AND NAMES
THIS TITLE WAS ENACTED BY ACT JUNE 25, 1948, CH. 645, SEC. 1, 62
STAT. 683

§ 700. Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties
* (a)(1) Whoever knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or ground, or tramples
upon any flag of the United States shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
* (2) This subsection does not prohibit any conduct consisting of the disposal of a flag when it has become worn or soiled.
* (b) As used in this section, the term 'flag of the United States' means any flag of the United States, or any part
thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is commonly displayed.
* (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of Congress to deprive any State, territory, possession, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of jurisdiction over any offense over which it would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section.
* (d)(1) An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any interlocutory or final judgment,
decree, or order issued by a United States district court ruling upon the constitutionality of subsection (a).
* (2) The Supreme Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question, accept jurisdiction over the appeal
and advance on the docket and expedite to the greatest extent possible.

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 2
CHAPTER 9A - ORGANIZATION

§ 285b. Functions
The functions of the Office shall be as follows:
* (1) To prepare, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one title at a time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States which
conforms to the understood policy, intent, and purpose of the Congress in the original enactments, with such amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections both of substance and
of form, separately stated, with a view to the enactment of each title as positive law.
* (2) To examine periodically all of the public laws
enacted by the Congress and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary recommendations for the repeal of obsolete, superfluous, and superseded provisions contained therein.
* (3) To prepare and publish periodically a new edition of the United States Code (including those titles which are not
yet enacted into positive law as well as those titles which have been so enacted), with annual cumulative supplements reflecting newly enacted
laws.
* (4) To classify newly enacted provisions of law to their proper positions in the Code where the titles involved have not yet been enacted into positive law.
* (5) To prepare and submit periodically such revisions in the titles of the Code which have been enacted into positive
law as may be necessary to keep such titles current.
* (6) To prepare and publish periodically new editions of the District of Columbia Code, with annual cumulative supplements reflecting newly enacted laws, through publication of the fifth annual
cumulative supplement to the 1973 edition of such Code.
* (7) To provide the Committee on the Judiciary with such advice and assistance as the committee may request in carrying out its functions with respect to the revision and codification of the Federal
statutes.



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I do believe that that was the longest post ever!

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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 9:45 AM      
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How often are any of these "rules" enforced?

When was the last time you saw the flag police drag someone out of a town meeting because their right hand was not over their heart for the duration of the pledge of allegiance?



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The more they stay the same.



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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 10:16 AM      
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There is a bill which is expected to be signed into law making it illegal for anyone to in any way to desecrate the flag.

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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 10:37 AM      
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Jeeze and I thought the only rules were the ones I learned in Cub Scouts...don't let it get dirty torn or touch the ground.

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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 10:51 AM      
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I hope we aren't going to be tested on this material...



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I think it all started with the Declaration of Independence -- the idea that we had the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That pursuit is what took America from the revolution to the computer age in 200 years. But the progress has come at a price. The obvious being the people that were exploited to make it possible; the not so obvious being us, the first group of people that were given no obvious frontiers to conquer. We hear stories about the good old days that don't seem to apply anymore. It's a generation gap that leaves us without role models. But the bright side is that without role models, there are no roles. Maybe that's what the 60s were all about -- getting rid of the roles. But what do we replace them with? Without any guidance, what do we replace them with? Without any guidance, the choices become overwhelming. Sometimes it just makes everything feel hopeless. So we destroy our bodies in the search of an ideal. Try to salvage relationships that don't work. We feel we must do something, instead of doing something that we feel. It is the prison of self-imposed momentum, and the sad part is that we get used to it. It reminds me of a song I heard the other day. It's called "The Going Nowhere Fast." But the people I have met here have shown me another side of Nowhere. They've pointed out the beautiful irony that stagnation makes it easy to stop and smell the roses, if we just let it. What would we be if we had nothing to rebel against? Well we could finally be ourselves, the first group of people who stopped looking for the answers long enough to appreciate the questions. And all we have to do is to make our own Declaration of Independence. We can embrace the right to life and liberty by simply realizing that happiness exists -- not to pursue, but to accept. After that the only challenge would be to make sure with the rest of our lives that we weren't just another fad. I don't know, it's an idea. What do you think?



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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 11:15 AM      
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So if Captain America used an American flag as a bandana or as his cape, they would fire him? :(


And I swear I don't have a gun...

2002 Crack Committee Objectives:

:)

1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year

:-D

2. Hate the Braves with a passion

:mad:

3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year

:-P

4. Mets win World Series!!!

:eek:

5. Start the 'rebuilding process' immediatley!

:confused:
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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 11:27 AM      
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Wasn't this posted before? Just after 9/11 I think.


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Two trailer park girls go round the outside; round the outside, round the outside Two trailer park girls go round the outside; round the outside, round the outside - Guess who's back, Back again Shady's back Tell a friend Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back - I've created a monster, cause nobody wants to see Marshall no more They want Shady, I'm chopped liver (huh?) Well if you want Shady, this is what I'll give ya A little bit of weed mixed with some hard liquor Some vodka that'll jump start my heart quicker than a shock when I get shocked at the hospital by the doctor when I'm not co-operating When I'm rocking the table while he's operating (hey!!) You waited this long, now stop debating Cause I'm back, I'm on the rag and ovulating I know that you got a job Ms. Cheney but your husband's heart problem's complicating So the FCC won't let me be or let me be me, so let me see They try to shut me down on MTV But it feels so empty, without me So, come on and dip, bum on your lips Fuck that, cum on your lips, and some on your tits And get ready, cause this shit's about to get heavy I just settled all my lawsuits, FUCK YOU DEBBIE! - Now this looks like a job for me So everybody, just follow me Cause we need a little, controversy Cause it feels so empty, without me I said this looks like a job for me So everybody, just follow me Cause we need a little, controversy Cause it feels so empty, without me Little Hellions, kids feeling rebellious Embarrassed their parents still listen to Elvis They start feeling like prisoners helpless 'til someone comes along on a mission and yells BITCH!!! A visionary, vision of scary Could start a revolution, polluting the airwaves A rebel, so just let me revel and bask in the fact that I got everyone kissing my ass. And it's a disaster, such a catastrophe for you to see so damn much of my ass; you asked for me? Well I'm back, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Fix your bent antenna tune it in and then I'm gonna enter in, ending up under your skin like a splinter The center of attention, back for the winter I'm interesting, the best thing since wrestling Infesting in your kid's ears and nesting Testing, attention please Feel the tension, soon as someone mentions me Here's my ten cents, my two cents is free A nuisance, who sent? You sent for me? A-tisket a-tasket, I go tit for tat with anybody who's talking this shit that shit Chris Kirkpatrick, you can get your ass kicked worse than them little Limp Bizkit bastards And Moby? You can get stomped by Obie You thirty-six year old baldheaded fag, blow me You don't know me, you're too old, let go It's over, nobody listen to techno Now let's go, just game the signal I'll be there with a whole list full of new insults I been dope, suspenseful with a pencil ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol But sometimes the shit just seems everybody only wants to discuss me So this must mean I'm disgusting But it's just me, I'm just obscene No I'm not the first king of controversy I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley to do black music so selfishly and used it to get myself wealthy (Hey!!) There's a concept that works Twenty million other white rappers emerge But no matter how many fish in the sea It'll be so empty, without me Chem-hie-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 12:44 PM      
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I'm sure everyone read that novel...


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I kind of enjoy my anonymity on the board
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posted on 07-04-2002 @ 9:58 PM      
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and, equally important...





Long Live the "Syndication Underground"
The more things change...
The more they stay the same.

rageparty
123...Not so bare anymore since I got a number underneath my name again
I also have an imaginary girlfriend.
posted on 07-04-2002 @ 11:09 PM      
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Registered: Aug. 01
I'll be sure to prevent any injuries involving fireworks by letting the proffesionals get injured instead...


And I swear I don't have a gun...

2002 Crack Committee Objectives:

:)

1. 94 Wins and NL East Title by the Mets this year

:-D

2. Hate the Braves with a passion

:mad:

3. All 5 Starters have winning records this year

:-P

4. Mets win World Series!!!

:eek:

5. Start the 'rebuilding process' immediatley!

:confused:



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