Comments on: CPSIA: a scorecard of reform bills

By: CPSIA: handing the GOP an issue?

CPSIA: handing the GOP an issue? — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:18:43 +0000

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By: William Nuesslein

William Nuesslein — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:20:09 +0000

My wife at the time bought into the organic food dogma that agricultural chemicals were very dangerous. (I believe Senator Tester was an organic farmer before running for office.) I tried to explain the science to her, but she knew better. Then bugs attacked her cherry tree. She came back from shopping one day ready to wage war with jugs of chemicals and fancy sprayers.

I disagree a bit with Ms. Zabel. The problem with CPSIA is that it is un-scientific. The lead in the springs in ball-point pens isn’t going to harm babies or anybody else.

By: Vivian Zabel

Vivian Zabel — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:57:24 +0000

What a mess. The problem is with the whole CPSIA, not just bits and pieces.

Exempting one thing and then another and then another does not solve for the main problem of the act: It is a poorly crafted, written law which needs to be repealed completely.

Then maybe, just maybe, if a law is needed to protect children, one can be written that makes sense and does protect children, not harm them as this does.