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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1270210" data-attributes="member: 17969">Again,&nbsp; A townhall story is the equivalent of you posting facts.&nbsp; Lets look at how they explain the Gibson case..1) Gibson Guitar: The Lacey Act is a law so confusing and ill-defined that in many cases, whether someone is violating it or not is essentially arbitrary. In the case of Gibson Guitar, it was prosecuted for supposedly bringing in wood that was illegally harvested under the laws of India and Madagascar. However, neither India nor Madagascar is charging Gibson Guitar with breaking its laws. In other words, the Obama Administration accused Gibson Guitar of breaking the laws in other countries when even the governments of those countries were making no such claim. Eventually, after spending millions in legal fees, Gibson paid a $300,000 fine while allowing the government to confiscate some of its wood. Would that case have ever been brought to court if the CEO of Gibson Guitar, Henry E. Juszkiewicz, wasn&#039;t a big Republican donor? It&#039;s highly doubtful.&quot;&quot;They make it so simple with distortion.&nbsp; They make NO MENTION of the USA LAW ( The Lacey act ) that is CLEAR and DEFINED.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t about India or Madgascar, its about the USA LAW they broke and admitted to.But, for those inclined not to think, they read this and believe this.Sorry moreluck, this isn&#039;t a news source, its parrot food.TOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1270210, member: 17969"] Again, A townhall story is the equivalent of you posting facts. Lets look at how they explain the Gibson case.. [B]1) Gibson Guitar:[/B] The Lacey Act is a law so confusing and ill-defined that in many cases, whether someone is violating it or not is essentially arbitrary. In the case of Gibson Guitar, it was prosecuted for supposedly bringing in wood that was illegally harvested under the laws of India and Madagascar. However, neither India nor Madagascar is charging Gibson Guitar with breaking its laws. In other words, the Obama Administration accused Gibson Guitar of breaking the laws in other countries when even the governments of those countries were making no such claim. Eventually, after spending millions in legal fees, Gibson paid a $300,000 fine while allowing the government to confiscate some of its wood. Would that case have ever been brought to court if the CEO of Gibson Guitar, Henry E. Juszkiewicz, wasn't a big Republican donor? It's highly doubtful."" They make it so simple with distortion. They make NO MENTION of the USA LAW ( The Lacey act ) that is CLEAR and DEFINED. It isn't about India or Madgascar, its about the USA LAW they broke and admitted to. But, for those inclined not to think, they read this and believe this. Sorry moreluck, this isn't a news source, its parrot food. TOS [/QUOTE]

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