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To: Brumar89 who wrote (272)	9/1/2011 9:24:58 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 85487

IMHO, the opponents of regulation never distinguish which regulation they would accept and which they would not--do you agree? Lets take the Gibson guitar case. KLP just said we've lost our freedom to purchase Gibson Guitar's. Did he mention the Lacy act (which according to the WSJ has been on the books since 1900 and was originally passed to regulate trade in bird feathers [as hunters were decimating egrets etc.) and was amended in 2008 to cover [rare] wood and other plant products. The current act requires companies to make detailed disclosures about wood imports and bars the purchase of goods exported in violation of foreign country's laws. Gibson, apparently (the case is still pending), imported some ebony (wood) in violation of a foreign country's laws {Madagascar--which is being denuded by black market timber companies}. So the law is designed to preserve and protect rare wood and let foreign countries control their own exports and kill off black markets. KLP mentioned none of this. Do you think it is fair that he tries to shift the blame for the halt in Gibson's production onto Obama for a law that has been on the books since 1900 and discusses none of the purposes for which the law was designed? It has been my experience that the right whenever it might makes the issue black and white and wants none of the in depth discussion as to the whys and wherefores of the issue. Why do you think that is?