Fly flag upside down to protest officeholders

Two years ago I flew my American flag upside down in protest of this administration, but after the election I flew it the correct way in hopes that things would get better.

My flag now is upside down again and will remain that way because of the following reasons:

l We have an American soldier in a Mexican prison, while our government is doing nothing.

l We trade five Taliban for one soldier who may not be deserving.

l We allow a veteran to die in a veteran's hospital because of protocol.

l Allowing thousands of illegal children into our country.

As a Republican, I am unhappy with both parties as well as our president and feel that we are a country in distress.

I believe that everyone who agrees should fly your flag upside down until we see changes or until Congress and the president start doing their job.

I understand that city, county, state and federal offices can't do this, but everyone else can. Other than this form of protest, the only other option we have is to vote our representatives out of office and take back our government. Then maybe, just maybe, the words We the People will again mean something.

We the People who serve and have served, as well as the rest of the population, deserve better. It's time to take a stand. Those in uniform have. If you won't do it for yourself, do it for those in uniform.

Jim Sorensen

Marion