Soon, Old Glory will have to be born in the land of the free and not merely flying over it.

Congress has passed a proposal to require the federal government to purchase only American flags that have been completely manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. imports millions of American flags from overseas, mostly from China, and the sponsors of the proposal said it’s time for American flags to originate in the country they represent.

Supporters of the proposal, led by Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, said the change is more than just symbolic — they believe it will support American jobs and manufacturers while preserving the nation’s most recognized banner.

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    It will support one company that gets the GSA contract.

    We have so much shit going on in this country and this is what we’re worried about?

    Ohio, Maine, come get your senators. They’re drunk.

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      Im pretty sure Ohio is also drunk, and Maine is too busy dealing with eldritch entities and whatever is pushed out of the Maritime into the US.

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      Senator Brown is a great senator and literally the only statewide Democrat we have other than a few state Supreme Court justices (who will be out soon now that Republicans added party affiliation to the court ballot). He will be far better for America than Bernie Moreno.

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        I know nothing about Senator Brown other than this bill. At any rate it passed so they’re certainly not alone.

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      I didn’t realize this is how it worked, where can i pick up Mr. Vance? I have some choice words for him

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        Oh just ask the secret service. It’s like a daycare situation. They’re literally just waiting for a parent or guardian to show up.