[billbears]

Look my point is that it's not the responsibility nor the right of the federal government to ban legal products from a nation we're not at war with. If we start with France, who's next? Germany? Russia? China? Venezuela? Great Britain? Tell me when to stop. Because sooner or later this nation of states will be at odds with one of those countries. It may be a major issue, it may be a minor issue. However, the precedent will have already been set and as we all know, once the national government uses domestic power once, it is very unlikely that it would give up that option to use that power again.

[Jason Kauppinen]

Since when was anyone saying the federal government should get involved?

[weegee]

The author of this article doesn't appear to be too keen even on individuals boycotting things (like Hollywood or France), let alone government boycotts.

Should the government field bids from France for construction projects in Iraq or offer those contracts to those nations that didn't obstruct our efforts?