Now that the dust as settled on last week’s MySpace debate, I figured we could take a few swings at this situation in Orangevale:
An Orangevale man is being fined $2,500 for flying five American flags on county streetlight poles.
The best part of this story is that the man being fined, Ed Andrews, took up a collection last summer in his neighborhood and raised $400 for the flags and brackets. Well done, Ed.
Now the lawyers are involved as well as the Sacramento County supervisors:
At an impromptu meeting on a neighbor’s driveway Wednesday evening, Sacramento County’s Director of Transportation Tom Zlotkowski explained that allowing American flags on light poles around Acer Way and Ortiz Court would mean any other flags could be put up.
Hmmm, I wonder about that, but, sure, OK.
“But yet people could go out and burn the flag if they wanted to, but yet we’re having a problem flying the flag and showing our patriotism,” said Michele Turner, whose future stepson is due back from Iraq in a few days.
There’s the issue, Sacramento. Where do you draw the line? If a gal has to pay to have repairs made to her sidewalk, why can’t folks fly old glory in their neighborhood?
The Sac Rag 
It has nothing to do with patriotism. Regardless of whether its an american flag or a Yankees pennant, private citizens can’t go around attaching metal fixtures to streetlights. He should have checked with the county before doing it. If he had kept the decorating to his (and other willing neighbors) private property, he would not have this problem.
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Agreed. I can eat Grape Nuts all I want, but I can’t fill my neighbor’s house with Grape Nuts while he’s away?? Abraham Lincoln must be spinning in his grave.
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