Does a fringe or a spearhead finial (flagstaff ornament) on the U.S. flag indicate that the country or justice system is under martial law or a “one-world” government?
Some Americans with a particular ideological slant cite an impressive list of federal laws, executive orders, and U.S. Army regulations having to do with the U.S. flag, and theorize that if these are not followed exactly, it is an indicator that the institution displaying the flag is directly or indirectly part of an anti-U.S. movement or conspiracy, or that martial law has been secretly imposed. This is, of course, not the case. The general law binding concerning the U.S. flag is in title 4, sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of United States Code. Section 1 states, “The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.” Section 2 states, “On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then succeeding such admission.” Sections 5 to 10 contain what is known as
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