Conman: "The law was what was broken. It is specific."
The law was not broken or the judge would have agreed with the jury and THAT decision would have been upheld by the 11th circuit.
Conman: "The appellate court overturned the verdict based on the London case where they substituted the words "and" instead of what was passed by Congress, "or"s. They rewrote the law to come up with the decision they wanted. They also allowed London to be discriminated against because he testified in a racial discrimination case against the integrator.'
Judge Strom overruled the jury's decision and his decision was upheld by the 11th circuit because there was no proof of market manipulation. Judge Strom even cited similar cases that also proved no market manipulation with similar allegations. THERE WAS NO PROOF OF MARKET MANIPULATION. NONE!
Conman: "This 11th circuit has some real problems and real problematic judges. They are discrediting the justice system in the U.S."
That's what all the packer blamers say when there is no proof to back their allegations.
Conman: "Don't tell Congress what they can write into law or not. Run for office if you want to do this."
You think dropping your price to meet your needs should only be considered market manipulation in the packing segment of our industry and not to other segments of this industry?
I can only imagine what this nation would be like if idiots like you were writing the laws.
Conman: "Colluding on the way you get the price for captive supply is market manipulation, especially if it is not indicative of the supply and demand characteristics that set market prices."
What an arrogant @^!%&@!#* you are to think that the feeding industry needs you to save them from their own marketing alternatives. If everyone has both the cash market and the formula market available to them and one price is higher than the other, HOW THE HELL CAN IT BE MARKET MANIPULATION WHEN EVERY FEEDER HAS THE SAME MARKETING OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM?
You pathetic packer blamers make me sick! Here, suck on this pacifier.
OCM,
Did John Lockie work for OCM or did he not? Yes or no?
John Lockie was quoted as stating that captive supplies were as high as 80% in either the Western Livestock Journal or the Tri-State Livestock News. If this was for a certain time period, he did not specify that. It was deceptive either way. I wrote the quote down when I read it. I'm not going to go back and dig through piles of newspapers to find it just to satisfy you.
Unless you flat out admit that he didn't say it. Then it will be worth my time to prove you a liar.
~SH~