CPSIA

This act is an abortion on toast. Lead.

As Hugh Hewitt writes, both here and here, it will be the undoing of many an industry because the Demorats have no grasp of proportion, common sense, unintended consquences and "logical extensions" whatsoever.

Text of this bill here.

Passed in August of 2008 and signed by President Bush (again, a dolt who was essentially incapable of exercising his power of veto), this act took effect on February 10th. It passed 93 to 7. Fourteen days after enacting, the first lawsuit has already been filed.

CPSIA will end up killing thrift stores, killing Goodwill, killing a good portion of the ATV industry.
Small and medium manufacturers of things such as childrens apparel, crib parts, little toys, teething rings -- these people will be wiped out. Taken to its logical extension, books written for children under 12 or potentially reaching the grasp of children under 12 before 1985 will be subject to suit.

There is a provision in the bill where you could sell these things if they are but for a "collectible purpose." Little Golden Books? Damned to hell.

14 days after taking affect, the first lawsuit has already occurred.

Doing the furthest logical extension: "ideally" for attorneys, you could be subject to suit if you sell, personally, in, say, a "garage sale" any product deemed deleterious by this act.

So you have to ask this question: could there possibly be anyone, anyone, who might want to make money suing you, because they don't know you (and couldn't care less about you) having purchased something casually from you? In technical violation of the CPSIA? Attorneys to be "specializing" in CPSIA cases?

And these assholes? These same people? They want to run your Healthcare.

With the same care, concern, competence, efficiency, proportion, rationality and humanity of your local DMV.

Holy Mother of God.

Help us.

BZ