Comments on: CPSIA Update: Where’s Congress? http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/25/cpsia-update-wheres-congress/ The National Association of Manufacturers Premier Manufacturing Blog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Heather Idoni http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/25/cpsia-update-wheres-congress/#comment-8623 Heather Idoni Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:40:20 +0000 http://www.shopfloor.org/?p=8778#comment-8623 You might enjoy reading this Dr. Seuss style spoof on the CPSIA -- http://www.easyfunschool.com/the_CPSIA_meets_Dr_Seuss.html You might enjoy reading this Dr. Seuss style spoof on the CPSIA –

http://www.easyfunschool.com/the_CPSIA_meets_Dr_Seuss.html

]]> By: CPSIA chronicles, February 26 http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/25/cpsia-update-wheres-congress/#comment-8567 CPSIA chronicles, February 26 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:43:05 +0000 http://www.shopfloor.org/?p=8778#comment-8567 [...] conservative talk host Hugh Hewitt has continued his coverage of the law. Per one transcript, he discussed it with star columnist Mark Steyn who knew [...] [...] conservative talk host Hugh Hewitt has continued his coverage of the law. Per one transcript, he discussed it with star columnist Mark Steyn who knew [...]

]]> By: Sarah Natividad http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/02/25/cpsia-update-wheres-congress/#comment-8543 Sarah Natividad Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:13:41 +0000 http://www.shopfloor.org/?p=8778#comment-8543 Nobody in Congress has the guts to make a move against CPSIA, because they know that if they do, when they're up for re-election the "consumer" groups like Public Citizen and Consumer's Union will make damn sure an ad runs that says "Congressman X voted against the safety of our children!" And some of them really have drunk the Kool-Aid and actually believe that the people objecting to this law must be so stupid they'd actually give their kids lead to suck on, and therefore need to be protected by an anti-lead law. I don't know how, but we'll have to turn up the heat on them so high that they'll face the wrath of the "consumer" groups. They proved with the stimulus bill that enough calls to clog up the Capitol switchboard isn't enough to sway them when they're determined to do (or not to do) something. What's next? Nobody in Congress has the guts to make a move against CPSIA, because they know that if they do, when they’re up for re-election the “consumer” groups like Public Citizen and Consumer’s Union will make damn sure an ad runs that says “Congressman X voted against the safety of our children!” And some of them really have drunk the Kool-Aid and actually believe that the people objecting to this law must be so stupid they’d actually give their kids lead to suck on, and therefore need to be protected by an anti-lead law.

I don’t know how, but we’ll have to turn up the heat on them so high that they’ll face the wrath of the “consumer” groups. They proved with the stimulus bill that enough calls to clog up the Capitol switchboard isn’t enough to sway them when they’re determined to do (or not to do) something. What’s next?

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