Activists who want the Gadsden flag to fly over the state Capitol are asking Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to wade into the controversy.
A group of former Marines are asking Blumenthal to issue a formal opinion directing the Capitol Police to allow the Gadsden Flag to fly on July 4.
"As a former Marine, and as the Attorney General, he had an obligation to direct the Capitol Police to follow existing state policy. The existing state policy allows the Gadsden flag to fly,'' attorney and activist Deborah G. Stevenson said in an email sent late Sunday. Stevenson is involved in the Connecticut Grassroots Alliance, a group affiliated with the Tea Party movement in the state.
Capitol police and others disagree, saying the policy does not permit the flying if the Gadsden flag.
Meanwhile, some of those former Marines will gather at the Capitol Police office at the Legislative Office Building on Wednesday afternoon to formally make the request, Stevenson said in the email.