Political Action in Action

[kandrathe]

Both are vanishingly low, the first probably less than the second, although that would be disregarding the developmental effects of lead, and counting only deaths.

I'm not disagreeing with you that this was probably needless. I'm just saying that a) it is no longer likely to wipe out businesses, as previously feared ("national bankruptcy day"), and b ) this does not rank high in the list of all-time stupid legislation.

Bankruptcy, no. Criminal results yes. Besides, bankruptcy and business failure takes time. I'm just saying that if we spent a minute fraction of this CPSIA effort on inspecting our food, we'd save lives.

You may never be able to find these in original print form again. Books are being destroyed here, not because they are unsafe. But, because they are not tested, so the safety is unknown. And, this is just one small effect of this over reaching piece of crap legislation. What has everyone's attention is the draconian retroactive ban on untested items along with the fact that penalties under the law are strict and can include $100,000 fines and prison time, regardless of whether any child is harmed. In fact, CPSIA is more ludicrous than prohibition since Ethanol actually *does* poison and destroy more lives, including children's health (due to drinking during pregnancy, bad parenting, or underage drinking). The maximum federal penalty for making moonshine is a year in jail, and a $4000 fine. Although, in practice you get a misdemeanor slap on the wrist the first few times you are caught. But, heaven help the poor sot who resells an old version of "Kipper the Dog".