While the President tours the country, gleefully touting his “jobs creation bill,” his administration is aggressively assaulting private businesses who are actually in the business of creating real jobs!
Gibson Guitars, a Nashville, TN based company, has been raided twice by federal marshals and essentially shutdown over the wood used in their guitars. Despite the fact that no charges have been filed, the government did confiscate product and shutdown Gibson production, putting hundreds of real jobs in jeopardy.
Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of the company, insists Gibson has done nothing wrong and that the wood that was seized was legal, was approved by Indian authorities and even passed through U.S. customs.
Gibson, according to Juszkiewicz, has hired 580 workers over the last year. But now because of what he calls an “unjust, unfair and potentially illegal” action by the Department of Justice, Gibson has had to shut down production, no doubt jeopardizing hundreds of real jobs.
ACTION:This gross abuse of power is already being confronted as a number of Tea Party organizations are planning a rally for Gibson on October 8, in Nashville, TN. Grassfire Nation officials will be on the ground to hand-deliver at least 25,000 "I Stand with Gibson" petitions during that rally. Click here to sign the Grassfire Nation petition and stand against Obama's private business thuggery.
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Gibson has had illegal materials (ebony) seized twice. You would think that they would have learned the first time 2 years ago. No, they haven't been charged but then a lot of these cases take additional investigation and time before they are. It should also be noted that Gibson’s production has not been shut down.
ReplyDeleteJust because the CEO says they haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean they haven't. I can't think of one CEO that has ever admitted to wrong doing. Isn’t it funny that Taylor, Martin, Fender, PRS, Guild, etc, all manufacturers of high end guitars, aren’t having this problem but Gibson did two years ago and now has again.
There is one last thing. The amendment to the Lacy Act which was used in this case was passed and put into law in 2008 under the Bush Administration.
It seems that Michele Obama had no problem with the rosewood. She gave a guitar as a present to the wife of the President of the French Republic.
ReplyDelete11:53 and who said Obama and Holder did anything right Obama should be impeached and if found guilty for treason should be punished to the fullest extent we all know what that is.
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