Update! And it’s Bs!
In the wake of our lawsuit, the City of Boston came up with the rules for flag-raising ceremonies. Rule 1 excludes "religious movements" whatever that means, but Rule 3, says that participants can't discriminate based on sex, race, and religion. So, the City can discriminate against religion but participants can't. Rule 1 reads that flags can't be offensive. Offensive to whom? I think that the answer is obvious: Offensive to the Marxists who run the city. A communist flag is not offensive to Mayor Marty Walsh and City Councilor Matt O'Malley even thought they are offensive to people who love liberty.
City of Boston Property Management Department Flag Raising Rules 1. At no time will the City of Boston display flags deemed to be inappropriate or offensive in nature or those supporting discrimination, prejudice, or religious movements.
2. Flag raisings must occur on a normal business work day, generally between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. Requests to raise a flag on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday will normally be referred to the business day before or after the weekend or holiday. If an applicant requests a flag raising outside of the above times, he or she must seek a waiver from the Commissioner of Property Management Department and provide an adequate justification. The decision of the Commissioner will be final.
3. All flag raising events must be open to members of the public. Guests must adhere to the City of Boston policy not to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, etc.
4. The guest must deliver the appropriate size flag to the City of Boston PMD and retrieve the guest flag after the raising. The flag must be clean and serviceable flag with dimensions no less than 3 feet wide by 5 feet long and no greater than 10 feet wide by 15 feet long. PMD and the City of Boston will not be responsible for guest flags not retrieved.
5. All events must be consistent with the City of Boston’s sustainability goals, including its efforts toward making Boston a zero waste city.
6. If ordered, flags may be lowered to comply with the U.S. Flag Code. If the Governor or other appropriate authority orders that the U.S. Flag be flown at half-staff, no other flag may be flown higher than the U.S. Flag.
7. Guest flags will normally only be flown 24 hours or less.
This is what you find on the City's website:
" We want to create an environment in the City where everyone feels included, and is treated with respect. We also want to raise awareness in Greater Boston and beyond about the many countries and cultures around the world. Our goal is to foster diversity and build and strengthen connections among Boston's many communities."
But this is a lie. Marty Walsh and the City Council do not treat conservative Christians with respect, and the city sure isn't interested in building and strengthening connections among Boston's "many communities."
And here we see the city with a list of dates for flag-raising events (They leave off Communist China):
February 15
Lithuania
March 6
Ghana
March 8
Tibet
March 14
Ireland
May 3
Poland
May 17
Haiti
May 31
Boston Pride Week
June 4
Caribbean American
June 9
Portugal
June 12
Philippines
June 15
Juneteenth
July 5
Cape Verde
July 9
Argentina
July 10
Venezuela
July 19
Colombia
July 22
Puerto Rico
July 26
Peru
August 6
Bolivia
August 9
Ecuador
August 16
Dominican Republic
September 6
Brazil
September 8
Ethiopia
September 9
Chile
September 12
El Salvador
September 14
Central America
September 16
Mexico
October 5
Taiwan
October 13
Cuba
October 29
Turkey
But the city is in violation of state law almost every time a foreign flag is raised on the plaza:
Section 8: Foreign flag; display; penalty; exception
Section 8. Whoever displays the flag or emblem of a foreign country upon the outside of a state, county, city or town building or public schoolhouse shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars; but, except as to public schoolhouses, this section shall not apply when a citizen of such foreign country becomes the guest of the United States or of the commonwealth, or when a diplomatic representative of a foreign country is a guest at said public building and, if the governor by proclamation authorizes the flag of the country of which such guest is a citizen to be displayed upon public buildings.