DC Mayor Orders 51-Star Flags To Be Raised; ‘DC’s disenfranchisement is a stain on American democracy’
Ahead of Flag Day, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered flags with 51 stars to be raised in the district because “DC’s disenfranchisement is a stain on American democracy – a 220-year-old wrong that demands to be righted.” In a statement posted to her government website on Monday, the mayor said, “Today, ahead of Flag Day, …