Are you down with NJ flying the flag at half-mast for Whitney Houston?

[Ted King]

Grace62 wrote:
[quote=Ted King]
http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt

5. The heads of the several departments and agencies of the
Government may direct that the flag of the United States be flown
at half-staff on buildings, grounds, or naval vessels under their
jurisdiction on occasions other than those specified herein which
they consider proper, and that suitable military honors be rendered
as appropriate.

That refers to federal gov't departments. Nothing to do with Chris Christie.
I think if the head of a federal agency has that discretion then I don't see a reason to get hung-up on a technical formalism that doesn't happen to also include state governors.