I have to side with the dealers when it comes to whether they should be in business or not. Why should a auto manufacturer headquartered in one location decide the fate of family-owned dealerships across the nation. Our free market should decide who lives and who dies. It is true that in bankruptcy all contracts are null and void. But that protection should only be extended to the company and not give it the power to bankrupt thousands of other businesses in the process.

When Encron and Worldcom fell years ago, they took down a number of companies with them. There was not much shouting, but in this case, we are talking about thousands of companies, many of which have been in business for decades, and deserve a fighting chance if they can make it work.