The all-Muslim city council in Hamtramck, Mich., unanimously voted to not allow flags representing “any religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation” to be flown on public property in a move that will prohibit the display of LGBTQ Pride flags on city-owned grounds.
The city council voted Tuesday in favor of the “Resolution to Maintain and Confirm the Neutrality of the City of Hamtramck Towards its Residents.” Hamtramck, located outside of Detroit, is the only city in the United States to have a Muslim-majority population and all Muslims on its legislative body. …
The only flags that will be able to be flown on public properties in the city are the American flag, Michigan’s state flag, the Hamtramck flag, the Prisoner of War flag and the flags of other nations.
[Will this stand up in court? It depends on what the council did to “ban” the display. If it just limits the city from hoisting it (along with the other types of flags mentioned), it should pass muster. If it prevents people on public property from displaying it, that would seem to be a First Amendment issue. The question will be whether progressives will attack Muslims in Hamtrack for “transphobia” over this policy and take them to court. — Ed]
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