Thread by @peter03102

29DEC24f

One last gift from Jimmy Carter, all flags will be at half-staff on Inauguration Day

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Flying the American Flag at Half Staff


When should the flag be flown at half-staff?

- va.gov/opa/publicatio…

Proclamation 3044


Display of the flag of the United States of America at half-staff upon the death of certain officials and former officials

[01MAR54 > President DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER]

- archives.gov/federal-regist…

Proclamation 3948


Amending Proclamation No. 3044 With Respect to Display of the Flag of the United States of America at Half-Staff Upon the Death of Certain Officials and Former Officials

[12DEC69 President Richard Nixon]

- presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proc…

Proclamation Announcing the Death of James Earl Carter, Jr. [29DEC24]


- whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

@grok ??? Is Proclamation 3044 a law?

Therefore, while Proclamation 3044 sets a precedent and provides guidance, it is not a law but rather an executive directive

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@grok ??? Is the current President obligated to follow this executive directive?

while the current President is not legally obligated to follow Proclamation 3044, there are strong traditional, political, and symbolic reasons to do so.



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@grok US Code Title 4 FLAG AND SEAL
Chapter 1 - The Flag

§7. Position and manner of display

"By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government"



- uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req…