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California Senate adopts Flag Day resolution amid dispute over upside‑down flag
Summary
The California State Senate unanimously adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 74 recognizing Flag Day, but the floor debate was interrupted by a dispute after a senator displayed an upside‑down U.S. flag as a sign of distress. The chair's ruling on the display was appealed and upheld by a recorded vote.
The California State Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 74 recognizing Flag Day, after extended floor debate that included a dispute over an upside‑down American flag displayed on a senator's desk.
Senator Cecilia Aguiar‑Curry Ochoa Bogue presented SCR 74, saying, "I rise to present SCR 74, which recognizes 06/14/2025 as Flag Day." The resolution passed on the floor with the chair announcing "Ayes 36. No 0. The resolution is adopted."
The vote came after several senators spoke in favor of the resolution and about the meaning of the flag. Senator Mike Choi said, "The…
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