Cutting off that discussion was an unreasonable thing to do. It was and remained about music. Our (U.S.) way of life is under assault by a Marxist thug and his accomplices. We as musicians are increasingly affected by the actions of this . . . person.

Obama and his policies are effectively terrorizing the music industry (and others) by creating laws which, if they can be obeyed at all--and some are made so that they cannot--crush the life out of art and commerce at the point of a gun. Whether it is a SWAT-style raid on a manufacturing plant (Gibson), the persecution of an individual (A-440 Pianos in Atlanta), or acting as a silent accomplice in the destruction of the "Fair Use" doctrine by allowing record companies to take action against clubs and individuals for playing or using music whether or not for profit, it affects us directly and indirectly as artists and musicians.

Cutting off discussion without warning was as heavy handed as the tactics we were decrying. I request that the topic be reopened.

Richard Letaw
Atlanta, GA

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