http:\/\/www.ushistory.org\/betsy\/flagetiq.html<\/A><\/p>\n“The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 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.”<\/p>\n
30 days sure is a long time. I don’t remember those flags being down so long when Nixon died. Maybe people just didn’t like him that much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yes, Reagan is dead. He’ll be that way for some time into the future. But it’s been a month now and it’s time to raise those flags all the way back up. Every time I drive by a flag at half mast, I freak out thinking someone died or some major tragedy I didn’t know …<\/p>\n
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