"Time's Up" Flag
Personally endorsed by L. Neil Smith
Based on the historic Gadsden "DONT TREAD ON ME" Flag (shown at the bottom of this page), this updated version shows the rattlesnake finally striking, instead of simply rattling. It tells the enemies of liberty that for over 200 years we have watched liberty and freedom being outlawed, ridiculed, restricted, marginalized and destroyed. Tyrants were warned "Don't tread on me" and refused to listen. Time's up! This is the new flag of the resistance.
I notice the design is gaining popularity among the "Tea Party" crowd. That is great. As long as you are moving in the direction of "more liberty" we are heading the same way.
However, this flag is not a "Tea Party" symbol. It gives no quarter to authoritarians of any stripe. If you seek to control the voluntary, consensual interactions of any individuals, this message, "Time's Up", is aimed at you. If you support the War on Drugs, welfare, national borders, nationalized "health care", "gun control", taxation, racism, or any other statist cause, "Time's Up".
Below is my personal flag. It has been flying for a couple years now; day and night, through all sorts of weather. It has faded a bit, but is still going strong.
Update April 2010: Now my flag is beginning to wear out. The colors have become much lighter; the background is now pale yellow. The outer corners are shredded and the outer edge is wearing away. Considering the weather it has endured, I feel it has served me with honor. It is still flying and I hesitate to replace it with a new flag. It may still outlast me.
I came up with this design during the summer of 2006 while I was near Albuquerque, New Mexico. I was looking at my Gadsden flag (which was flying nearby) and thought "that snake has been rattling for over 200 years. It is time he finally struck at those who keep treading on him." I pulled a scrap of paper from my pocket and did the first sketch. I toyed with different captions (such as "Liberty") before settling on "Time's Up". The final design is a direct scan of my second sketch, which was almost as good as the first.
