Comments on: Selecta Toys – Limited Editions http://blog.kangarooboo.com/2009/04/24/selecta-toys-limited-editions/ Talking about toys Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert Barker http://blog.kangarooboo.com/2009/04/24/selecta-toys-limited-editions/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Robert Barker Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:50:17 +0000 http://blog.kangarooboo.com/?p=440#comment-526 Consistency and clarity has been a rare commodity from both the CPSC and Industry groups from the gestation phase of the CPSIA to its current incarnation. Originally, industry groups were pushing hard for greater regulation, including independent lead testing. http://tinyurl.com/d9hhol http://tinyurl.com/c95ols Then industry groups resisted the new legislation for fear of lawsuits (and not, by the way, out of concern for small businesses). http://tinyurl.com/coe45a Then Nancy Nord et al., went to great lengths to say her "hands were tied" in terms of having any discretion with respect to implementing the law, which her recent actions tend to indicate were false (not to mention a wealth of other evidence). http://tinyurl.com/dcn38j I really think the situation has become so chaotic, so intellectually inconsistent, that all sides should take a deep breath, a step back, and attempt to gain some fresh perspective. I happen to believe the first step in doing that is getting rid of Nancy Nord, who I believe is ultimately responsible for sewing the most confusion with respect to all of this. Consistency and clarity has been a rare commodity from both the CPSC and Industry groups from the gestation phase of the CPSIA to its current incarnation.

Originally, industry groups were pushing hard for greater regulation, including independent lead testing. http://tinyurl.com/d9hhol http://tinyurl.com/c95ols

Then industry groups resisted the new legislation for fear of lawsuits (and not, by the way, out of concern for small businesses). http://tinyurl.com/coe45a

Then Nancy Nord et al., went to great lengths to say her “hands were tied” in terms of having any discretion with respect to implementing the law, which her recent actions tend to indicate were false (not to mention a wealth of other evidence). http://tinyurl.com/dcn38j

I really think the situation has become so chaotic, so intellectually inconsistent, that all sides should take a deep breath, a step back, and attempt to gain some fresh perspective. I happen to believe the first step in doing that is getting rid of Nancy Nord, who I believe is ultimately responsible for sewing the most confusion with respect to all of this.

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