Different, but I really like the proposed circular formation for 51 stars. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/US_...
Of course if we adopted it, some right-wingers would say it means were going commie, or something like it.
Of course if we adopted it, some right-wingers would say it means were going commie, or something like it.
I like the arrangement, too, but I can see why its provenance might taint it in some eyes. That's unfortunate; it's a much more pleasant arrangement than the one we currently have.
I could also see people objecting to changing the US's hundred-odd-year tradition of having ugly and grating arrangements of stars. :) And the circular star arrangement _is_ something one tends to see flown by sinister US successor states like those in _Fallout_ and _Jericho_...
It's the left-wing parties of Puerto Rico that are the ones that favor free association or independence instead of statehood.
For those interested: it comes from this article here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States
which has a timeline of all past flags, too.