Are the members of the EC directly elected by their constituents, or are
they elected by the governing bodies (parliament, etc) of the countries
they represent, or are they appointed by the leaders of those countries?
<OPINION>
If they are "elected" by the politicians or appointed by the leaders,
you are _NEVER_ going to change their minds by a petition, because there
is absolutely NOTHING the petitioners can do to cause them to lose their
undoubtedly well paid jobs. If they are directly voted into office by
the people they represent, a petition is going to do little, because
they figure most of the electorate really don't have a clue, nor do they
care to find out.
Politicians are the same world over.
Get used to it, RoHS is here to stay, and the more obvious it is that
they screwed up the more the politicians will hunker down and ignore the
evidence.
</OPINION>
<:^)
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Tektronix, Inc.
Central Engineering, EDS Applications Support
P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512
Beaverton, OR 97077-0001
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-----Original Message-----
From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Brooks,Bill
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 13:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [DC] The RoHS ban of lead in solders
I feel the need to express myself regarding the ban on lead in solder we
know and 'love' as RoHS... I'm not doing this as a representative of any
organization... these are just my personal thoughts...
Personally, I am convinced that the lead free solder substitutes for
eutectic tin/lead solder are ultimately going to prove be not as
reliable,
cost effective or environmentally beneficial as the normal solders we
have
always used for decades that have always contained lead. Also, I am
convinced that the worldwide impact of the printed circuit and
electronics
component and assembly industries changing to lead free solders will be
worse environmentally than it would have been if they had not changed at
all.
John Burke, a member of the TechNet e-mail forum has taken on the
challenge of pushing back against this 'lemming like' rush to what many
consider madness... http://www.rohsusa.com/ Many of our colleagues are
supporting his views and efforts to bring back some common sense to this
industry...
If you have not seen or been given the opportunity to sign the
petition to
remove the ban on lead in solder that has been imposed by the EU under
the
legislation of the RoHS initiative... Please check it out at the
following
website.
http://www.petitiononline.com/RoHSUSA1/petition.html
Currently there are 211 signatures on the petition... Help protect the
environment and our industry... and add your name to the others who are
willing to push back against RoHS.
Best regards,
Bill Brooks, CID+
Vista, California
http://www.pcbwizards.com/leadfree.htm
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