Mexican flags are showing up all over Northern California. The chance of such a law passing here is zero.
“The chance of such a law passing here is zero.”
We do have laws covering the display of foreign flags in the US. And that includes the Mexican flag. It falls under 4 U.S. Code § 7 - Position and manner of display. Problem is that no one enforces it or even to ask the people flying them wrong to change them. And there is a penalty for it. In response to a Supreme Court decision which held that a state law prohibiting flag burning was unconstitutional, Congress enacted the Flag Protection Act in 1989. It provides that anyone who knowingly desecrates the flag may be fined and/or imprisoned for up to one year.
Problem is that there has been a run on freedom of speech issues with the flag and each situation requires the review of a court to decide. And according to 18 U.S. Code § 700 - Desecration of the flag of the United States; penalties, the determination of a considered guilt of flying it wrong, or even desecrting it, can go to the SCOTUS for appeal. Very sticky area.
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