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

[Tank]

The American flag that flies over the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office will be raised high tonight despite an order by President Barack Obama that flags across the country be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela.

Sheriff Rick Clark told The Greenville News that he has ordered the flag be raised at the end of today because he said the honor of lowering flags to half-staff should be reserved for Americans.

“The flag at half-staff is for Americans’ ultimate sacrifice for our country,” Clark said. “We should never stray away from that.”

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/art...es-lower-flag-Mandela?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

 

[novasteve]

Do they lower flags for non Americans ?

 

[Geaux4it]

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/art...es-lower-flag-Mandela?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

I support the Sheriffs decision.

-Geaux

 

[Geaux4it]

Do they lower flags for non Americans ?

Lets hope not, that way when Obamas time comes at a ripe old age, it can stay at full mast.

-Geaux

 

[Yurt]

i didn't realize the president had the power to order local counties to lower flags

where does that power come from?

 

[Geaux4it]

i didn't realize the president had the power to order local counties to lower flags

where does that power come from?

POTUS can order it, but there is no legal obligation for States or other entities to comply. Force would be in contrary to the First Amendment.

-Geaux

 

[Coyote]

Do they lower flags for non Americans ?

Yes. For example, they lowered it for Pope John Paul's death.
Half-mast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Tank]

I'm surprised Obama didn't have them lowered for Trayvon

 

[Kondor3]

If I remember this correctly...

A Presidential Proclamation concerning the flying of flags at half-staff is only Mandatory with respect to Federal facilities...

All State, County, Township, Municipal and Private flag-flying is done in compliance with basic statute governing flag use, but is NOT bound by such Presidential Proclamations; having merely an Advisory or Requesting effect on those other levels.

Sounds like a case of Home Rule, and some county agency or another deciding that it did not want to honor a foreigner, and/or someone with questionable credentials, due to prior association with guerrilla warfare and revolutionaries or other reasons.

Bound to happen, I suppose, and well within their Home Rule rights, so long as local folks don't end-up objecting, to any appreciable extent.

 

[Geaux4it]

I'm surprised Obama didn't have them lowered for Trayvon

 

[Jarlaxle]

I saw a couple lowered today...honestly, I thought it was for Pearl Harbor day.

 

[Geaux4it]

I saw a couple lowered today...honestly, I thought it was for Pearl Harbor day.

That's far more appropriate

-Geaux

 

[JOSweetHeart]

To me, it shouldn't matter where a person is from. If they are a good person, some respect should be shown should they all of a suddenly not be here anymore.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. Is this how the sheriff guy wants the rest of us to respond should he all of a suddenly not be here anymore? If no, the guy is a hypocrite.

 

[Yurt]

did obama lower the flags for thatcher?

 

[Geaux4it]

did obama lower the flags for thatcher?

NOPE

Without her, we would of never brought down the Soviet Union

-Geaux

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

The American flag that flies over the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office will be raised high tonight despite an order by President Barack Obama that flags across the country be lowered to half-staff to honor the death of iconic South African leader Nelson Mandela.

Sheriff Rick Clark told The Greenville News that he has ordered the flag be raised at the end of today because he said the honor of lowering flags to half-staff should be reserved for Americans.

“The flag at half-staff is for Americans’ ultimate sacrifice for our country,” Clark said. “We should never stray away from that.”

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/art...es-lower-flag-Mandela?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

Should we be honoring a revoutionary marxist who had his rogue gangs putting tires full of gasoline on white farmers heads ( and their families ) and setting them on fire until their heads what gone? I don't think so. Pray for Obama. He is lost. - Jeri

 

[R.C. Christian]

Lowering flags for terrorist/communists. Expected.

 

[birddog]

did obama lower the flags for thatcher?

NOPE

Without her, we would of never brought down the Soviet Union

-Geaux

If I remember correctly, he did not go to her funeral! I think I heard he is planning on attending Mandela's funeral.

Obama is either a commie or racist, or both!

 

[S.J.]

Mandela was no hero, nor was his murdering wife. They were both communists and terrorists. No wonder Obama wants to lower the flags for him.

 

[bodecea]

did obama lower the flags for thatcher?

NOPE

Without her, we would of never brought down the Soviet Union

-Geaux

We did not bring down the Soviet Union...the people of Russia did that themselves....it is arrogant for us to take the credit for what the people of that part of the world did for themselves.