http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=247315
I fail to see how this is in any way “patriotic”. In fact, it seems to be exactly the opposite. I’d be pretty pissed if my state government was trying to pass a law telling me what I can and cannot buy.
It makes me wonder…where are Minnesota state flags made?
What if a Canadian who has a U.S. flag drives across the border? Is it confiscated?
It’s not illegal to have a flag made out of country it’s only illegal to sell it. I’ll be honest, whenever I’ve bought U.S. flag, all two times, I’ve always checked to make sure it was made in the United States. There just seems to be something wrong with buying an American flag made in Taiwan. That said, I certainly don’t support this law.
Marc
You have an outrageously, preposterously, ridiculously liberal idea of what patriotism means. It doesn’t mean you get to do what you want, it means you shove flags down people’s throats.
What does that have to do with the price of flags in Minnesota? 
Seriously, if this passes it’ll be interesting to see what happens to local flag prices without the foreign competition.
I thought it was the federal government’s responsibility to govern what can be imported. Is the proposed law a usurpation of that?
Why are they stopping there, why don’t they ban all flags not made in Minnesota? (I know, Commerce Clause and all that, but the point is the same)
What principle does American patriotism emphasize? Is it preserving freedom of choice? Is it religious-like reverence toward national symbols like the flag? Is it support for military adventures advancing democracy overseas? Or is advancing the nation’s interests–including economic–even at the expense of others?
But the imports are the ones I conduct my burning ceremonies with!