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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EyeAppealingCoins, post: 3316957, member: 96749&quot;]Expert witnesses testify as to the facts and evidence in a case.&nbsp; The facts are not disputed.&nbsp; They have no say as to questions of statutory interpretation and questions of law which are left for the judge.&nbsp; Now it is possible to write an amicus brief to advocate a legal position and the ANA may very well choose to do so, but that brief isn&#039;t automatically afforded any more weight than anyone else&#039;s including that of a plaintiff or defendant.&nbsp; Those briefs and opinions are persuasive (or not) at best.</p><p><br /></p><p>As it stands, there is no active court case so<b> discussions of legal procedure are largely pointless</b>; however, discussing the merits of the laws and even technical aspects of his pieces (whether pro or con) is not frivolous.&nbsp; Removing Carr from this completely, discussions of this nature can be productive when it comes to formulating new policy.&nbsp; In a year or two, the FTC should be soliciting comments again for proposed regulations issued under the Hobby Protection Act.&nbsp; Threads like this are a great opportunity to think through ideas and make more thoughtful comments.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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