Our flags - U.S., state, and University - are on three equal-height poles. Per 4 U.S.C.A. § 7, paragraph f (relevant language):
"When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right."
(For clarification "flag's right" means from the flag's perspective.)
In short it says when flying flags on equal-height poles the U.S. flag takes the left-most position from the viewer's perspective. That's how they're flown, and how they have been flown for as long as anyone at the Museum can remember.
Today we got some jerkwad writing us a diatribe about how we're doing it wrong, strongly insinuating that it was being done for purely political reasons. Wrote us a friggin bible on it, including quoting the entirety of 4 U.S.C.A. § 7. He's focused on a bunch of inapplicable sections of the code and isn't letting go. He claims to be retired military and an attorney.
Our ace in the hole is that he's a university employee doing this crap on university time. By the feel of it this isn't the first time, either. If he persists we're going straight to the chair of his college, the university counsel, and human resources. We've neither the time, resources, nor patience to deal with this level of absurdity. I almost wish he'd post it to Facebook so we can spank him in public for wasting our time.
Oh, the claiming to be ex-military part... Is there an online resource I can use to quickly check that?
Brad
