"To consider the American flag and the Constitution a prop when ... Bassoff agreed to step away from the podium, stating "I'm ready to sit here quietly, and I will not interfere with your decorum ...

Landscaper Russ Azarello, who walked up to the podium holding several small American flags like Bassoff’s, told the council that he “just can’t comprehend [how] someone holding the ...

Landscaper Russ Azarello, who walked up to the podium holding several small American flags like Bassoff's, told the council that he "just can't comprehend [how] someone holding the Constitution or ...

Stephen Morton/Getty Images During a council meeting last Monday, Bassoff raised a flag at the podium and said: "I'm holding up an American flag to represent the constitutional values that we ...

“The banning of props, which resulted in the ejection of several public speakers who had brought American flags with them to the podium, opened up a Pandora’s box of massive proportions.” ...

Is that a state or federal law or some bogus HOA rule? I always thought that flying the American flag upside down meant that our country was in deep trouble, such as during the past four years ...