Why can the American Flag touch the ground?
Being that we walk on the ground, it is disrespectful for our pride, the American Flag, to be put on the ground. This leads back to the 8 Colonies that united under the Gadsden Flag with the united rattle snake (a political cartoon drawn by Benjamin Franklin in 1751), the present 13 red and white stripes representing the 13 colonies, and the words “Don’t Tread On Me”. The Gadsden flag was flown in 1775 by the 1st Marines during the start of the Revolutionary War by the Marine Comittee lead by Continental Colonel Christopher Gadsden representing his home state South Carolina. Pride is to be held high for everyone to see, not put on the ground to be walked on.
