Not really, considering you took that out of context. Did you happen to read the header of said chapter and following sentence?
I am shocked at the level of sophistry to which you guys are willing to descend in order to rationalize the disrespectful action of wearing a US flag as apparel.
Title 4 Chapter 1 Section 3 covers a lot of ground, but the most pertinent to this discussion is the definition of "flag" which I have quoted here repeatedly. The definition applies to the word "flag" as used "herein" meaning within the Flag Code, not simply within the section. It clearly states that the Flag Code applies to "any flag, standard, colors, ensign, or any picture or representation of either, or of any part or parts of either, made of any substance or represented on any substance, of any size evidently purporting to be either of said flag, standard, colors, or ensign of the United States of America or a picture or a representation of either, upon which shall be shown the colors, the stars and the stripes, in any number of either thereof, or of any part or parts of either, by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag, colors, standard, or ensign of the United States of America."
Again, this does not apply just to section three but the entirety of the flag code. It boggles my mind how you could, with any intellectual integrity, say that it only applies to "flags flown from a staff" or whatever nonsense you are trying to spin this as. It applies to all flags or pictures of flags, period. This is taken for granted throughout the flag code. Section 8(j) restricts the use of
lapel pins and patches, so even without the definition provided in section 3, it is clear that it does not apply only to literal flags meant to be waved from a staff, but to all representations of flags (just like the definition says, funny how that works,
huh?).
Taken in conjunction with section 8(d) and 8(j) it is
obvious to anyone who cares to ascertain the plain meaning that this is meant to restrict the use of any representation of a flag on apparel, athletic uniforms or costumes. Furthermore, athletic uniforms and other sort of apparel aren't even supposed to have a
flag patch on them at all, unless they are the uniform of a patriotic organization.
I did not, repeat,
not make this up. This is
well known.
See
this link for example.
Perhaps I haven't been doing the best job of explaining it, but I have tried in my poor way to get it across to you guys. I feel after three or four pages of this, that it is you guys who are trying your hardest to avoid understanding the full implications of US Flag code. It makes me sad that your desire to rationalize your disrespectful behavior outstrips your desire to properly preserve the dignity of the US Flag, but I guess that's just human nature. Normally I would just stop trying to persuade you by now, but when you insult the flag it is not just me or my personal interpretation of flag code that you are offending, but the millions of men and women who have fought and died to preserve the freedom that the Flag represents. The Flag Code says that the Flag is a living being and that is not just metaphor, it is a fact. Please, please, treat the flag with the dignity it deserves.