"It was the right thing to do," Panto said Saturday afternoon. "Sometimes the inappropriate thing is the right thing. I'm sure the president just forgot."That's a very generous sentiment, Your Honor.
According to flag code, only the president and governor can order flags be flown at half-staff.
Panto freely admitted he overstepped his authority.
"I'm fully aware I don't have the authority to do this but I feel I just had to remind the president," he said. "He just needed a little reminder and I'm happy to do that. There's so many other things going on. I don't think he realized that this was something that he should do."
That's a very generous sentiment, Your Honor.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with that. Good on you, Mr Mayor.
And what officer or NCO--or private soldier--worth his salt hasn't...overstepped his authority...to do a right thing?
Eric Hines