I didn't downvote your question but Flag Code is not legislation, so you're slightly off about that too. No big deal. Anyway, here's an article from the American Legion website titled 'Top Ten' American Flag Myths:
[MYTH] The Flag Code prohibits the display of a United States flag of less than 50 stars.
According to the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry the United States flag never becomes obsolete. Any officially approved American flag, irrespective of the number or arrangement of the stars and/or stripes, may continue to be used and displayed until no longer serviceable.
It's all tradition, not law. If anyone wants to look askance at or decry any display of a flag having fewer than the current number of states, there's no law against it.
I didn't downvote your question but Flag Code is not legislation, so you're slightly off about that too. No big deal. Anyway, here's an article from the American Legion website titled 'Top Ten' American Flag Myths:
https://www.legion.org/flag/flagmyths
It's all tradition, not law. If anyone wants to look askance at or decry any display of a flag having fewer than the current number of states, there's no law against it.