To the editor:
I'm not sure how many members of council were accused of not honoring the flag during Tuesday's City Council meeting where our American veterans were going to be honored, but I don't know anyone who doesn't honor our veterans.
We are all thankful for their thankless acts of serving to protect us and our country. The accused members may believe that they and their predecessors have not been treated justly, but more important, they need to remember that they are not on council to represent their own personal beliefs. They were elected to represent their constituents.
I can't imagine that the majority of their constituents would agree that not honoring the flag is ever a good idea. I realize that we all have the right to protest, but none of us have the right to represent our personal protest as the beliefs of others.
Toni Dear
Steubenville