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A Half-Staff Order Defied [1]
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Date: 2025-09-15
The Chair of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors has refused to obey Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s official statewide edict that Our Flag be flown at half staff in memory of Charlie Kirk.
In a social media post, Chairperson Jon Green wrote:
On my personal authority as the Chairman of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, I have determined to defy the Governor’s order that our colors be at half staff through Sunday on behalf of Charlie J Kirk.
I condemn Kirk’s killing, regardless of who pulled the trigger or why. But I will not grant Johnson County honors to a man who made it his life’s mission to denigrate so many of the constituents I have sworn an oath to protect, and who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic.
Johnson County flags will fly as usual. I will accept any consequence, whether legal or electoral, for my decision. It is mine alone.
FYI: Iowa City, home of the University of Iowa, is the County Seat of Johnson County Iowa. These are considered to be the most liberal city and region of Iowa.
The Huffington Post has a much better and complete account of this story here. I was just surprised it was not documented on this platform, so now it is.
The one opinion I’ll offer:
This is what integrity looks like.
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