Johnson County chair of the board of supervisors defies order to fly flags at half staff

[Cairycat]

https://www.thegazette.com/local-government/johnson-county-chair-defies-order-to-fly-flags-at-half-staff-in-memory-of-charlie-kirk/

“I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of who pulled the trigger or why. But I will not grant Johnson County honors to a man who made it his life’s mission to denigrate so many of the constituents I have sworn to protect, and who did so much harm not only to the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic,” Green wrote in a Facebook post.

Green said he came to the decision in part because a similar order was not given for other victims of political violence, specifically Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman, who with her husband was killed in June.

“She was assassinated because of her politics, and for the governor of a neighboring state to fail to acknowledge that and to show her and her family the deference, respect and societal mourning that is both appropriate and I think necessary was a grievous disappointment,” Green told The Gazette.

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Green has emphasized that the directive came from him alone and he will accept any “legal or electoral” consequences that come from the move.

I am glad to see Republican bigotry and hypocrisy called out. And, accepting responsibility for one's words and actions - not exactly a conservative trait.

The flag at the school where I work is at half staff, sigh. I prefer to think of it as lowered to honor the school children who were killed the same day, and on so many other days.

[marble falls]

1. When I was young Iowa was progressive state. They were very concerned about education, it was something ...

... that went back to their founding. There seemed to be a liberal arts college in almost every county. Reagan seems to me to have been the tipping point. It would be something if this would come back again. We'll see who replaces Grassley (hopefully not not his grandson Congressman), and Joni Ernst.