Raise the Flag or Raze the Flag!

Our Flag! Ol' Glory, the stars and bars. You should ask yourself what it represents.

Some of you might say, "dead soldiers."
I would say then that must mean sacrifice?
So what did our dead vets sacrifice for?

Was it to have freeways and schools named in their honor?
Was for the other dead vets that went before them?
Or was it for their country?
For every last person on US soil!

And if they died for their country what does that mean?
After all our country is a diverse place with many different beliefs.

Some of you might say, "freedom," or our rights.
Which rights does the flag represent?
All of them? Does it represent Ex-con's rights?

We can probably agree that when we are talking about rights,
we are talking about the backbone of our society, The Bill of Rights.
We will get back to the bill of rights in a moment.

Perhaps you say that the flag is a symbol of none of that,
but that each part of the flag has prescribed value, like someone planned it.
The fifty stars representing each state in the union,
the 13 red and white stripes representing our original dissenting colonies.
The blue represents the Justice that is valuable beyond measure.
The red symbolizes the courage that it took to make our country.
And the white symbolizes the purity by which should be our standard.

Well then If you answered with the above answer,
you sir/ma'am, you just won an Internet.
That is what the flag originally symbolized.

BUT WAIT!
Now you want the flag to represent something more concrete...
something more tangible than grand ideologies.
So let’s revisit the Bill of Rights!

5th Amendment reads like this:
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

I don't know what you've read about police shootings but
any person deprived of their life,
their liberty,
or their property
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
has been wronged.

Are there those who justifiably were denied their 5th Amendment?
Yes!
They attempted to violate the 5th Amendment of the police officer.

Are there those who have been unjustifiably denied their 5th Amendment?
Yes!
And for just one,
regardless of creed or color,
this trampling under of the Bill of Rights should be
protested at the highest level
for as long as it takes
to have proper justice
RESTORED.

BUT WAIT!!!!!!!

Now you want to go all oligarchical on me and say that the flag represents the solider and his life lost. I think we already know that sacrifice was not for anything or anyone else but for that of his brothers in arms and his family.
And the country is from Hawaii to Alaska to Oregon and Georgia.
All of us. For our faults and triumphs.
For our Folly and wisdom. Never will you read a quote from a dying solider, "Please...<gasp>....ensure.....the.....fifth......<gasp>.....amendmeeeeeeeeee.............<sigh>"

Well...maybe a couple of weirdo's,
but when a person is at their end,
they think of family,
they think of the love and safety preserved
for all of those for whom it can be preserved.

But hey, what do I know?
I am not a cop.
I am not a Solider.
I am not an NFL player/owner/coach....today.
I am not a president nor a reality tv star.

Just a dude. A Dude who knows that, NO SYMBOL SHOULD ELLICIT MORE RESPECT THAN THE THING IT SYMBOLIZES!

I totally invite you to disagree or agree....RESPECTFULLY.
But no matter where you are on any of these issues you have to know for yourself these things:

1. What do you stand for?

2. What symbol embodies what you stand for?

3. What behavior would be reasonable to honor your symbol?

4. What behavior would be reasonable to protest your symbol?