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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2583992, member: 74282&quot;]I think those of us who are collectors in the US need to start thinking about new strategies. I support the ACCG myself but obviously the CPAC doesn&#039;t particularly care about the stance of the ACCG or collectors when we write to oppose new restrictions, since responses are always overwhelmingly opposed to new restrictions when they ask for comments. I am not sure what the answer is but I think it&#039;s going to require us to fight for actual legislative change rather than just asking nicely for CPAC to not pass further restrictions.</p><p><br /></p><p>For my part I&#039;m going to look into what it would take to get together with a few other collectors from my area and schedule discussions with our Senators and Representatives. I would like to see an amendment made to the CPIA that forces source countries to put into place a system similar to the British PAS before any new import restrictions or extensions can be discussed and also puts the onus on source countries and/or customs to prove that particular antiquities are looted rather than the current system of forcing collectors to prove that they aren&#039;t which goes completely against the spirit of the fourth amendment in the US.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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