A couple of weeks ago, a knife-wielding veteran from Reno named Jim Broussard made headlines when he went all apeshit outside a Mexican restaurant while its owner stood hilariously nonplussed, watching the patriotic drama unfold. The offense? Flying the Mexican flag above the American flag, an act that Broussard deemed illegal. Is it?

Eeeeh, not exactly. According to U.S.C. Title 4 Chapter 1 §7:No other flag or pennant should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America, except during church services conducted by naval chaplains at sea, when the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for the personnel of the Navy.

Yes, it's written in the U.S. Code, but our trusted sources at Wikipedia helpfully point out that: Although the Flag Code is U.S. Federal law, there is no penalty for failure to comply with the Flag Code and it is not widely enforced—indeed, punitive enforcement would conflict with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Passage of the proposed Flag Desecration Amendment would overrule legal precedent that has been established in this area.

So why do I bring all this up? Because a one MomentaryLapseOfReason has been posting all over the Politalk message boards about his own message board site, dedicated to and inspired by none other than Mr. Broussard, "the real patriot".

Given all that, was Mr. Broussard's reaction appropriate? You be the judge.