Did you ever tear that tag off a mattress when it clearly stated it was a violation of law? Would you want to be prosecuted for it?
Ok, I know that going after Greenpeace is like shooting fish in a barrel, but I haven't seen anyone bring this point up yet.
Greenpeace, have you ever actually read the tag on a mattress? Do you know what it clearly states? I have, and I do. My mattress tag states: not to be removed under penalty of law except by the consumer. It's part of a truth-in-labelling law, similar to food labelling. The law requires mattress manufacturers to put tags on their mattresses identifying the material in the mattress, and it forbids dealers from removing those tags in the store before selling to consumers.
Once you understand that, the mattress-tag law actually becomes a lot more sensible.
Indeed, I will continue your analogy: if Clinton had a consensual sexual relationship outside if his marriage, that's akin to him ripping the tag off his own mattress. But if he then lies about it under oath, that is akin to him being a furniture dealer, ripping the tag off a mattress in his inventory, and then proceeding to sell it in violation of the mattress tag law.
So much for the mattress-tag analogy. |
