TEMPLARKORMAC SAID:
"Moved. Banned. What's the difference? Removing it from the public view or hiding it away is essentially banning it."
Wrong.
It makes a world of difference, one having nothing to do with the another; where removing a flag from state property is in no way 'essentially' a 'ban.'
A ban means that to display the flag one would be subject to some sort of punitive measure by government, such as fine or other penalty – and no such measure exists in any state or jurisdiction.
Moreover, flags on government property constitute government speech, and government is at liberty to discontinue that speech as it sees fit, an act that does not 'violate' the First Amendment. (Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015))
Last, the premise of your thread fails, the consequence of your ignorance and stupidity.
"Moved. Banned. What's the difference? Removing it from the public view or hiding it away is essentially banning it."
Wrong.
It makes a world of difference, one having nothing to do with the another; where removing a flag from state property is in no way 'essentially' a 'ban.'
A ban means that to display the flag one would be subject to some sort of punitive measure by government, such as fine or other penalty – and no such measure exists in any state or jurisdiction.
Moreover, flags on government property constitute government speech, and government is at liberty to discontinue that speech as it sees fit, an act that does not 'violate' the First Amendment. (Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans (2015))
Last, the premise of your thread fails, the consequence of your ignorance and stupidity.