"The U.S. Flag Code (4 U.S.C. § 8(a)) states that the flag 'should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.'"
Treating institutional or policy disagreements as equivalent to "extreme danger to life or property" is an insane stretch of the meaning of those words. But in the post-modern world every word means whatever the person thinks it means, so it's not surprising to see people able to reconcile that in their minds.
"The U.S. Flag Code (4 U.S.C. § 8(a)) states that the flag 'should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.'"
Treating institutional or policy disagreements as equivalent to "extreme danger to life or property" is an insane stretch of the meaning of those words. But in the post-modern world every word means whatever the person thinks it means, so it's not surprising to see people able to reconcile that in their minds.