[chrisser]

The seller should know the origin and legality of his products, not the consumer

Really?

How is "legality" determined?

What's a "public project" and how does Home Depot know when a government purchasing agent orders something what the ultimate destination of that item will be?

There are obviously exceptions - there aren't any U.S. made TV's anymore, as just one example, yet I see televisions all over the place in government offices.

Shouldn't it be the job of the government to enforce it's own regulations against itself or does a GSA contract shift the liability onto the retailer to police agents of the government?

[newnhdad]

We stopped shopping HomoDepot too but it seems like somebody must make a contribution to Barry’s re-selection campaign..

[ansel12]

We can see the retailer doing due diligence to verify that his suppliers and foreign suppliers all meet the legal standards of the products they are making and selling if so required, but how is the end user supposed to do that?

I can hand you a box full 100 different products, and when I demand that you verify that they were all manufactured and imported according to law, where do you even start? Home Depot starts at the beginning, before they even write the contract with that supplier.