I worry so much about fear disguised as patriotism that is manifested as prejudice.

From USA Today
'Old Glory' is the flag to fly in Pahrump

"The Nevada town of Pahrump is taking a stand not just against illegal immigrants but flags they may bring with them," USA TODAY's William M. Welch writes this morning on the front page.

The town board in the small community west of Las Vegas voted this week to make it illegal to fly a foreign nation's flag by itself.

"Old Glory is sovereign," says Paul Willis, a retired carpenter and board member. "You can't fly any other nation's flag higher than the American flag."

The town has also declared English its official language and denied town benefits to illegal immigrants.

The American Civil Liberties Union says the restriction on flags violates the First Amendment. In the blogosphere, BrickieBob's Opinion gives "three cheers for Pahrump." But Jack Wood, who says he lives in Pahrump and blogs at Nye Gateway to Nevada's Rurals, says "as soon as I finish laughing at the absurdity of this racist ordinance I'm going to head down to Romero's Mexican Restaurant and order me a Mexican hamburger disguised as a taco."