<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Although this is somewhat academic for me, as I am not in the USA, I can't see that this "retroactive" approach helps elephants or shows respect for them. Old ivory key covers are simply going to get scrapped.  How does that help elephants? OK, a terrible poaching trade took a terrible toll on elephants, especially African elephants.  But it seems distasteful to me to remove (probably breaking in the process) and/or destroy existing ivory key coverings. It is wasteful, and how does it show respect for slaughtered elephants?  Somehow, to me, it shows the opposite. Best regards, David. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a> On 04/05/2012 14:56, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</a> wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.558.1336139785.4133.pianotech@ptg.org" type="cite"> This law is pure evil since it is retroactively punitive, something expressly forbidden by the constitution. Free men are not obligated to submit to evil laws. Courageous men live as free men, even if there might be consequences. I’m thinking of some signers of a Declaration. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean </div> </blockquote> </body> </html>