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Legal Notice: “Red, White, and Blue” Belongs to US!
We hereby serve notice on countries including (but not limited to) the following, that the United States of America will no longer tolerate the misappropriation of “The Red, White, and Blue” on the national flags of other nations.
Australia, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Fiji, France, Iceland, Laos, Liberia, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, Samoa, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom are enjoined to immediately cease and desist such practice and recolor, redesign, or retire their national banners forthwith.
The US Department of Justice is currently reviewing the status of the flags of states, provinces, and other smaller administrative units globally; further regulations are being held in abeyance pending the completion of said review.
While we understand that many of these flags have a history longer than that of our actual country — “Centuries of Tradition,” blah, blah, blah — we nevertheless insist on the primacy of America’s “claim to the colors.”
Should you resist this — more than reasonable! — request?