A long month, with something really pissing me off now

U.S. Veteran Faces Legal Action for Flying American FlagA retired U.S. Army chaplain is being threatened with legal action for flying the American flag in his front yard, the Daily Mail reports. Fred Quigley, 77, of Macedonia, Ohio, a minister who served active duty during the Vietnam War, has been told by the homeowners’ association that his flag violates the property rules. The association has offered to fly the flag at the entrance of the building development, but Quigley refused the offer. “If they can dictate to me that I cannot fly an American flag in America, then, to me, the country is lost,” Mr. Quigley told the paper.  Quigley's lawyer Gerald Patronite said the association has no right to stop his client. (Read more from Fox News)

  Now, I'm pissed.  Mr. Fred Quigley served his country as a chaplain in Vietnam and his community as a minister.  There is no excuse for him to be told he can't fly a flag in his yard.  I serve my country.  If I want to fly my nation's flag, I damn well will.  If the HOA sues, and any judge sides with them, then that judge should be disrobed.

  As far as homeowners' associations go, I now firmly believe they should be outlawed.  There is no excuse for other people telling me how to present my house, unless it poses a clear safety hazard to other people.  I'm sick of this nanny state bullshit.  There is no reason for anyone to try and dominate other people in this manner.