The flag of our nation is described and specified at law. Yet today more than one flag is used in the United States. One is red, white and blue, and the other is red, white, blue and GOLD. In our history our national flag changed a number of times. On June 15, 1775, the Continental Congress appointed General Washington to take supreme command of the forces raised, and to be raised in the defence of American liberty. A "Battle Flag" for this force was subsequently displayed on the first anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in July 1777. A resolution passed by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777 (FLAG DAY) describes the official flag of the United States of America.

It had thirteen strips and stars. A flag with fifteen strips and stars, known as the 1795 Fort McHenry flag, was authorized by an act of Congress and was flown during the War of 1812. This flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner." In March 1818 an act of Congress returned the flag to thirteen strips with 20 stars and ordered the addition of one star for each new State to take effect on the 4th day of July following the admission of that State. A GOLD fringed flag is a battle flag reserved to the General of the Army for use over military headquarters and to display at court martial. The Commander In Chief, as the civilian authority over lawfully standings national militia or Army, may designate that flag's use elsewhere. This gives the President, when acting as Commander In Chief, power to display the government battle flag where ever he wishes to establish jurisdiction of the military force.

In 1925, an interpretation of the statute law by the Attorney General of The United States clarified the intent and purpose of the gold fringes or adornments to the national flag to be within the decression of the President as Commander In Chief. Placing of fringe on the national flag, demensions of flag, and arrangements of stars in the union are matter of detail not controlled by statute, but are within the decretion of the President as Commander In Chief of the Army and Navy thus a gold fringe flag, often seen on a staff or flagpole with a gold eagle atop it, or with gold streamers or tassels, is NOT the lawful, or OFFICIAL flag of our Nation.

A gold fringed flag used widely by courts, schools, service organizations is NOT a symbol of our constitutional republic, or national Union of States. It signifies a military jurisdictional presence or maritime law. One official difference between the two flags is that when the fringe is placed around the flag it denotes a military battle flag, and no longer a National flag. Now the lawful status of a citizen becomes important. For in military jurisdiction, where the court martial tribunal displays the fringed battle flag, it may impose criminal sanctions for issues involving contracts without "DUE PROCESS OF LAW". In a Judicial Department court under the National flag, as described in the Constitution for the United States of America as well as the State Constitutions, "DUE PROCESS OF LAW" MUST BE OBSERVED and followed, with all the protection of Constitutional rights by law. The founding Fathers, thought the Constitution and the Bill of Rights secured the sovereignty of the States for