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Monsanto Protection Act

Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
edited April 2013 in A Moving Train
http://www.ibtimes.com/monsanto-protect ... on-1156079

This act essentially prevents the government from stopping the planting of genetically engineered seeds even if they are known to be harmful for human consumption.

The craziest part is that most congressman didn't even know what they were voting for.
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    the only real sad part in this story is that in all aspects - it is not shocking whatsoever ... :cry:
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,388
    Two words come to mind:

    insanity

    evil
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  • Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    Hey... the people are dumb enough to vote against GMO labeling. I say give them what they deserve.

    It's hard to avoid those foods but you can do it. Stay away from mainstream grocery stores, stay away from fast food... make as much yourself as you can.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,388
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    Hey... the people are dumb enough to vote against GMO labeling. I say give them what they deserve.

    It's hard to avoid those foods but you can do it. Stay away from mainstream grocery stores, stay away from fast food... make as much yourself as you can.

    That GMO labeling got voted down her in CA still surprised me. I guess people really don't want to know what crap they are eating.

    I agree with the idea of staying away from mainstream groceries and fast food and supporting organic growers. Unfortunately, one of the concerns of these growers is that GMO seeds are disbursed by wind, birds and animals into their crops, often contaminating them. Here's an article from The Progressive that talks about this:

    http://www.progressive.org/0901/lil0901.html
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    3.) Many members of Congress were apparently unaware that the "Monsanto Protection Act" even existed within the bill they were voting on. HR 933 was a spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and ensuring that the federal government would continue to be able to pay its bills. But the Center for Food Safety maintains that many Democrats in Congress were not even aware that the provision was in the legislation:



    might i suggest that the members of congress actually read what it is theyre voting on.
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    catefrances wrote:
    3.) Many members of Congress were apparently unaware that the "Monsanto Protection Act" even existed within the bill they were voting on. HR 933 was a spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and ensuring that the federal government would continue to be able to pay its bills. But the Center for Food Safety maintains that many Democrats in Congress were not even aware that the provision was in the legislation:



    might i suggest that the members of congress actually read what it is theyre voting on.

    Yes, please.
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    They knew this language was in this Bill, it was the only way they could circumvent the UN on GURT.

    The World-Wide impact is that Monsanto now controls the terminator seed technology (Gurt), a seeding that sterilizes the seeds of ANY crop, the use of which is banned in many countries and is under a UN moratorium. This new law means that Monsanto can/will make a challenge to get it lifted. Then Gurt will again be used to control our interests in other countries.
    SIN EATERS--We take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary.
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  • Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    brianlux wrote:
    That GMO labeling got voted down her in CA still surprised me. I guess people really don't want to know what crap they are eating.


    Well not exactly.

    Monsanto poured millions of dollars into a very misleading ad campaign that claimed that the law was "so poorly written" and "doesn't make any sense."

    I actually heard a check out girl at Whole Foods telling customers that "this law makes no sense at all... it's written in such a way that it protects your dog more than your kids" or "this is just going to make your food a lot more expensive and it's not even going to really tell you if you're eating anything unhealthy.... this law was just so poorly written."


    None of that was true, but the wasn't a huge budget for ads to counter that... so people just accepted it as truth.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,388
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    brianlux wrote:
    That GMO labeling got voted down her in CA still surprised me. I guess people really don't want to know what crap they are eating.


    Well not exactly.

    Monsanto poured millions of dollars into a very misleading ad campaign that claimed that the law was "so poorly written" and "doesn't make any sense."

    I actually heard a check out girl at Whole Foods telling customers that "this law makes no sense at all... it's written in such a way that it protects your dog more than your kids" or "this is just going to make your food a lot more expensive and it's not even going to really tell you if you're eating anything unhealthy.... this law was just so poorly written."


    None of that was true, but the wasn't a huge budget for ads to counter that... so people just accepted it as truth.

    Exactly true. What's frustrating is that money and ads win elections, not educated voting choices.
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    catefrances wrote:
    might i suggest that the members of congress actually read what it is theyre voting on.

    HA!

    HA HA HA!!!

    I wish
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