Nov 05 2007
Breakin’ the law
I just learned from a Snopes update that something i always believed to be true (you should only put your hand over your heart when saying the Pledge of Allegiance, not during the playing of the national anthem) is false. According to
US CODE: Title 36,301. National anthem “During a rendition of the national anthem— (1) when the flag is displayed—
(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.” There are more rules about hats or other head wear and about individuals in uniform. One thing I don’t understand is that part 2 of this law says the same procedures should be followed if there is no flag present—so why bother to differentiate under the law?
In the instance of the picture in question of the Dems in Iowa, I would have thought the other three candidates were doing the wrong thing. Who knew! When I mentioned it to John, he thought the same thing I did, so I feel a little less ignorant in light of that.
