tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post8551433523715302214..comments2023-06-03T11:49:07.352-04:00Comments on Because That Is What My Life Is Like Right Now: Making the Best...Masasahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783902610798734846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post-12939801365511817692009-01-15T15:04:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:04:00.000-05:00I agree, too, that it was a failure on our collect...I agree, too, that it was a failure on our collective part as much as of the legislature. I put in a vote on change.org, and I'm going to write my congresspeople, but I don't know how much that's going to do.<BR/><BR/>One woman posted her congresswoman's reply letter (don't know where she was from; it was just signed with her DC office address), and it was painfully obvious that no one had bothered to take a look at the letter that she'd written in the first place -- it didn't address any of the concerns she'd raised about small businesses and individual artisans and crafters, and was instead just "as a mom myself, I understand how important it is to protect kids from lead" blah blah blah. <BR/><BR/>I don't think the CPSIA will go on forever unaltered, but the matter of when it <I>will</I> be altered can really make the difference in a small crafter (and others affected) going out of business :(<BR/><BR/>Also, yay for perfect timing in this economy!chickadeescouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838414915351079179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post-28637091788975783712009-01-15T12:01:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:01:00.000-05:00Whoops, in the final paragraph above it should hav...Whoops, in the final paragraph above it should have read:<BR/>"Heather, yes I agree second hand sellers are *not* in a good position."<BR/><BR/>Sorry about that.Masasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783902610798734846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post-44973516693431275412009-01-15T11:58:00.000-05:002009-01-15T11:58:00.000-05:00Silver, ha ha. I think there are some good electe...Silver, ha ha. <BR/><BR/>I think there are some good elected leaders out there on both sides of the fence, and in between, who voted for it. I mean of course folks are thinking lead=bad for children. And who wants to be the one to vote for lead in toys by voting against an anti-lead-in-toys law? But unfortunately, the conversation seems to have stopped there and this seems to have only been considered on the surface not by a small or even large group of folks but basically by the entirety of the legislative branch. Still, I think it was a public failure as much as a failure of our elected leaders. How many of us took the time to communicate how we wanted our interests represented in this case? I certainly didn't do all I could have. A couple emails, and that was that.<BR/><BR/>Heather, yes I agree second hand sellers are in a good position. I guess I am trying to prioritize my concerns by degree of potential impact and ability to work around the law creatively, though I am not sure prioritizing in this case matters any except that it gives me more focus.Masasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00783902610798734846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post-42641867579705287262009-01-14T20:36:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:36:00.000-05:00One of the "nay" votes was my man Ron Paul, who kn...One of the "nay" votes was my man Ron Paul, who knows the constitution is pretty awesome.Brother Peregrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884896115661277296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131651065707503982.post-59057944305960989892009-01-14T20:35:00.000-05:002009-01-14T20:35:00.000-05:00My understanding is that second-hand sellers, whil...My understanding is that second-hand sellers, while they don't have to be the ones to certify their items for lead content, are not allowed to sell items with lead above allowable levels. Sounds fine, except:<BR/><BR/>Everything <I>without</I> a certificate is assumed to have levels of lead that exceed the CPSIA standards. So, it sounds as if they <I>will</I> have to dump all their inventory... or just hope they can get some inventory with certificates attached? <BR/><BR/>Another point of frustration is that much of the CPSIA seems pretty vague, and the CPSC doesn't seem so willing to clarify -- at least not without contradicting themselves later on.chickadeescouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838414915351079179noreply@blogger.com