Mr. Eason is free as an American to pay that price and follow his conscience.
Personally, I think that he should have followed the order. This statement of respect for someone's public service should not be politicized by individuals who did not respect the public servant. In his capacity as a public employee, Eason should have complied with the state order and lowered the flag to half staff.
while I agree with you in theory, we'd never get anything done if noone ever bucked the system.
I was only following orders. Where have I heard that before? All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men remain silent.
is not a triumph of good over evil. It is paying proper respect to a career in elected public service.
I respect acts of conscience and accomodate even those which I believe to be trivial like this one. I actually have more respect for the pharmacists who refuse to dispense morning after pills because they are anti-abortion. I don't agree wtih their views and don't condone their actions, but they are acting out of deep conviction that they are enabling the termination of a human life. This individual simply detested Helms and what he stood for and thought that he should make his views part of the public spectacle rather than just do his job.
