Ms. Miller said the foreign exchange swaps market was different from other derivatives markets and that under Dodd-Frank it would be illegal to use the instruments to evade tougher scrutiny that applies to other derivatives.
What the housing policy shares with the student visa problem is that both mix a traditional social good – a decent roof over one's head, the chance of a good education as the path to a better future – with the commoditisation of both, property as a source of speculation, student visas as a lucrative instrument of illegal immigration for economic, not educational, purposes.
American guitar manufacturers say that they have stopped using illegal Madagascar rosewood in their instruments, but the world of illicit wood can be confusing.
Instead, Democrats want to continue improving less costly fencing and employing high-tech instruments to detect illegal border crossings.
And it is still illegal to show a musical instrument on television, which, along with radio, is directly supervised by Mr. Khamenei.
The House proposal would make it illegal to use a banking instrument like a check or credit card to settle Internet wagers, and it would penalize institutions that act as intermediaries channeling money between the offshore gambling enterprises and American bettors.
…These bills' supporters claim that they are only trying to protect individual musicians who mistakenly travel out of the country with an instrument made from illegal wood.
The US government has settled its legal case against the iconic Gibson Guitar company over use of illegal timber from Madagascar in its instruments.
So, paying musicians was declared illegal, as was the sale of musical instruments.
"Could a musician potentially, in the future, have an instrument that was sourced from illegal wood seized?" — Adam Gardner Why are we focusing on this when the government has made it clear that they have no intention of prosecuting individuals?
