tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post3718870691243219713..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Briefing on Test Case AvailableCultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-35600251260147475382010-10-01T16:58:43.531-07:002010-10-01T16:58:43.531-07:00interesting, keep up the good work! I read the br...interesting, keep up the good work! I read the briefs, and the points raised seem really well made to me, although I'm not a lawyer - I still like the idea of transparent government. Let's hope everything's on the up and up, and the DoS is acting in good faith, and not trying to stonewall and manipulate. The idea of a bureaucrat, under the pretense of "Knowing what's good for us," can have so much power, and operate in secret seems antithetical to our system of government, where the social contract involves everyone equally, and not like Orwell's pigs in "Animal Farm," where some are "more equal" then others!Bill Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784106148142157239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-38289983783636228902010-09-30T02:24:40.710-07:002010-09-30T02:24:40.710-07:00The briefing confirms that the Government conflate...The briefing confirms that the Government conflates country of origin (manufacture in Customs terms) with find spot, apparently under the theory that coins made in Cyprus and China must have been found there too. We've already alleged that is not the case and that will be an issue in the lawsuit.Cultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-16007704813655301432010-09-29T22:26:32.437-07:002010-09-29T22:26:32.437-07:00Interesting read... Does this mean that ACCG must...Interesting read... Does this mean that ACCG must now respond concerning the defects in the response? (i.e.: Coins of Cypriot type can be found outside of Cypress and there is no way of knowing WHEN the coins left the country of origin and eventually made it to Spink?)Alfredo De La Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438544659388091161noreply@blogger.com