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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is refusing to follow an order from Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to lower flags at state buildings to half-staff in honor of Rush Limbaugh.
The order was issued in memory of former State Senator Donald Lawler,
Power? as our congress fails to address this, states are stepping up to the plate. just recently in the news, fbi portland, oregon, had to resort to a state law for state flags. they didn't have a federal one, so in dealing with someone who's an extremist and the ability to take his gun away before he hurts someone after he expressed intent to hurt and kill people, they went to the state statute and used the red flag law there. that's the kind of thing that states need to consider. don't wait for the federal government to do the right thing. they're not doing it. do it at your state level. >> ...
Preserving his ability to bash the media to his base? is that what matters? well, this matters too. they were good people, murdered in cold blood doing a job that's fundamental to your democracy. certainly as fundamental as the presidents. the founding fathers were sure about a free press. before they knew what shape the government would take. it was a no-brainer, thomas jefferson would prefer to have newspapers over any government. this isn't about history, it's about now. larry hogan didn't think twice about lowering state flags last friday and right through today, because he did something d...
>> despite the medical stuff, i felt that i had an onus to them to get it done. >> his passion runs through each piece. and he refuses certain orders like flag tables. >> you don't eat on the flag. you don't stack anything on the flag. >> josh also makes state flags. collect this one out. what's really cool especially with the colorado flag all the color, he doesn't use ink answered doesn't use paint. it is a manipulation of rust, a combination of chemicals, vinegar and a little ingenuity. the flags are costly to create because they are so time-consuming. his team makes custom iron work and fu...