Eye On Boise

Chadderdon: Buy only U.S.-made flags

March 17, 2009 2:25 p.m. • 9 comments

Rep. Marge Chadderdon, R-Coeur d’Alene, persuaded the House State Affairs Committee to introduce legislation today to require that whenever any Idaho state agency, college or university, or local government agency in Idaho purchases a U.S. flag or an Idaho state flag, it must be one manufactured in the United States. She estimated that any cost to the state from the bill would be “negligible.” Her bill states that if a non-U.S. made flag is purchased with state or local government funds in Idaho, that purchase would be “null, void and of no force and effect.” “They’d have to ship ‘em back,” she said merrily. Chadderdon said, “When you think about the places the flag is - like on the moon, or Mt. Everest, don’t you hope it’s made in America?” She said, “I think it’s America’s greatest symbol. it was a fun piece of legislation to work on - very patriotic legislation.”

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thomg57 on March 17 at 4:08 p.m.
What a complete waste of time and effort. We have a huge budget crisis in our state and yet we have representatives wasting their time and our dollars, promoting this type of feel good legislation that won’t do a thing to help Idaho’s economy. I wonder if Rep. Chadderdon remembers that an organization of which she is a member, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, hands out tiny, paper American Flags during the Coeur d’Alene 4th of July Parade. The flags are stamped: “MADE IN CHINA”
Sisyphus on March 17 at 4:25 p.m.
Excellent points Thommy. Moreover, I’m wondering how many treaties this may violate. Surely that thought never occurred to her.

Hey she’s on your watch. The hypocrisy is a potent weapon.
umustbkidn on March 17 at 7:38 p.m.
what if its manufactured in the US by illegal alien workers…what then?
scootermom on March 18 at 9:38 a.m.
The stupid just doesn’t stop.

The legislature needs to set the budgets and go home. The longer they stay, the more mischief they get into.
thomg57 on March 18 at 9:53 a.m.
The stupid just doesn’t stop.

This is how some of them get themselves elected and re-elected, they wave the flag to keep people from paying attention to the fact that they do nothing of consequence. sometimes you get the representation you deserve.