DC Mayor Orders Altered US Flags Flown on Patriotic Holiday

Ahead of today’s observance of Flag Day, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered flags with 51 stars to be raised in the district because “DC’s disenfranchisement is a stain on American democracy – a 220-year-old wrong that demands to be righted.”

In a statement posted to her government website on Monday, the mayor said, “Today, ahead of Flag Day, I directed our team to hang 51-star flags along Pennsylvania Avenue as a reminder to 🏛️Congress and the nation that the 700,000 tax-paying American citizens living in Washington, DC demand to be recognized.”

Bowser noted that the “DC Admission Act” has been passed by the House and she called on the Senate to act.

The mayor also weighed in on the Supreme Court’s imminent ruling on a Mississippi abortion law that could overturn 1973’s Roe v. Wade  decision and expressed support for “common sense gun reforms.”

“As Americans nationwide brace for a decision on the future of Roe v. Wade, we are also reminded that DC’s disenfranchisement impacts not just Americans living in DC, but Americans nationwide who share our values. While the stakes are even higher for Washingtonians, we stand shoulder to shoulder with the majority of Americans who believe in a woman’s right to choose. We also stand shoulder to shoulder with the majority of Americans demanding common sense gun reforms, and with the majority of Americans who want to build a more inclusive democracy.

“We are at an inflection point for American democracy, and it is within the Senate’s power to do the right thing, embrace representation, and move DC statehood forward to the President’s desk,” the mayor concluded.