Economics won’t be a factor in the defense. They will argue that it is finished the way it is imported. I hope they win.
It is morally indefensible that they were raided by SWAT teams. In what way is an established iconic guitar manufacturer a threat to the police serving a warrant? A couple of men in suits and some people with side arms with would have sufficed. The “show of force” is a real problem for me and I hope it becomes an issue in the campaign.
When Democrats are in power, they seem to love using these heavily armed divisions to raid American people - Ruby Ridge, Waco, Elian Gonzales, Gibson Guitar... the list goes on. Now it could be a case of selective memory, but I truly don’t recall similar types of raids under GHWB.
Hi monkeyshine,
Thanks for your reply. I screwed up the heart of my argument: that fingerboard blanks should be considered finished products because you can’t do anything much with a fingerboard blank except make fingerboards. We needn’t worry about seeing the wood diverted to say, building up-scale birdhouses.
It just occurs to me: picture frame moldings are sold to frame shops in continuous lengths. Are any of these imported? It’s analogous.
No argument about cops new ninja-look. There was this scene in the movie “Brazil” ....
Hi monkeyshine,
Thanks for your reply. I screwed up the heart of my argument: that fingerboard blanks should be considered finished products because you can’t do anything much with a fingerboard blank except make fingerboards. We needn’t worry about seeing the wood diverted to say, building up-scale birdhouses.
It just occurs to me: picture frame moldings are sold to frame shops in continuous lengths. Are any of these imported? It’s analogous.
No argument about cops new ninja-look. There was this scene in the movie “Brazil” ....
Hi monkeyshine,
Thanks for your reply. I screwed up the heart of my argument: that fingerboard blanks should be considered finished products because you can’t do anything much with a fingerboard blank except make fingerboards. We needn’t worry about seeing the wood diverted to say, building up-scale birdhouses.
It just occurs to me: picture frame moldings are sold to frame shops in continuous lengths. Are any of these imported? It’s analogous.
No argument about cops new ninja-look. There was this scene in the movie “Brazil” ....