I just heard it, and USA Today reports it. Senator Robert C. Byrd died today after a short illness. The Senator was serving his NINTH term.
I disagreed with Senator Byrd way more often than I agreed with him. He was a former Klansman and one of the undisputed kings of all pork in his years in the Senate. He used vulgar language on camera and I never, not once, thought he had the country’s best interests at heart.
But insulting the dead is for other places. So I thank Senator Byrd for his service and will be praying for him and those who love him.
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Pres. Obama has a chance
Deskpilot (Diary) Monday, June 28th at 7:17AM EST (link)to do something that he ACTUALLY has the authority to do:
(From http://www.legion.org/flag/code )
The flag shall be flown at half-staff 30 days from the death of the President or a former President; 10 days from the day of death of the Vice President, the Chief Justice or a retired Chief Justice of the United States, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives; from the day of death until interment of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a Secretary of an executive or military department, a former Vice President, or the Governor of a State, territory, or possession;
and on the day of death and the following day for a Member of Congress.
The flag shall be flown at half-staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day, unless that day is also Armed Forces Day. As used in this subsection -
(1) the term ”half-staff” means the position of the flag when it is one-half the distance between the top and bottom of the staff;
(2) the term ”executive or military department” means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5, United States Code; and
(3) the term ”Member of Congress” means a Senator, a Representative, a Delegate, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
COMMENT – This is something that he CAN do by Executive Order no matter where he is, even on Air Force One. 48 hrs is a lot of pressure on him.
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can still read it in English, You’re Welcome
Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)
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