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Yeah, but the neo-cons will scream that they aren't racists.
what 'neo-cons'?
how is using a person's middle name 'racist'?
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Originally Posted by katzpaw
This is the offending section. Read once then try and summarize, on the surface it doesn't appear to be evil:
Sec. 735. In the event that a determination of non-regulated status made pursuant to section 411 of the Plant Protection Act is or has been invalidated or vacated, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon request by a farmer, grower, farm operator, or producer, immediately grant temporary permit(s) or temporary deregulation in part, subject to necessary and appropriate conditions consistent with section 411(a) or 412(c) of the Plant Protection Act, which interim conditions shall authorize the movement, introduction, continued cultivation, commercialization and other specifically enumerated activities and requirements, including measures designed to mitigate or minimize potential adverse environmental effects, if any, relevant to the Secretary’s evaluation of the petition for non-regulated status, while ensuring that growers or other users are able to move, plant, cultivate, introduce into commerce and carry out other authorized activities in a timely manner: Provided, That all such conditions shall be applicable only for the interim period necessary for the Secretary to complete any required analyses or consultations related to the petition for non-regulated status: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the Secretary’s authority under section 411, 412 and 414 of the Plant Protection Act
i can't find what's so all-fired terrifying and heinous about it either, despite having posted the entire section in post #175, no one else seems to be able to point it out.
We should be worried about relying on these GM crops. They would be easy to fall vicim to a blight or crop failure, possibly even an engineered one. If theres money to be made manipulating a harvest or orchestrating crop failure, you can believe somebody will do it.
Obama's in the pocket of big business, thats already known so no surprise there. Right wingers are defending Monsanto so you non brain dead lefties should be a little worried about Obama's selling you out again and again. And you righties should be worried too.
Think back to the potato famine in Ireland. They relied too heavily on one variety of potato and when it got blighted, they starved. Then they tried a little genocide on the irish people by preventing relief supplies from reaching them. It could happen again.
Again, if theres any money to be made in doing it.
crop failure due to overreliance on crops with a low level of genetic diversity has nothing at all to do with GMOs. this should be readily apparent in your own example of the irish potato famine which predated GMOs by more than 140 years.
according to a contact in APHIS, this came about for one reason, and one reason only.
gibbering greenies were constantly filing court petitions against any number of experimental GM crops, filled with the usual specious nonsensical hysteria, even though the company already had permission at all levels [EPA/FDA/USDA] to plant and harvest.
their intent, of course, was to throw a monkey wrench into the research, and they very often would file these petitions near the time when said crop was ready to harvest, with the result that the company was forced to destroy months or even years worth of work on the basis of nothing more than someone's generalized whining.
this legislation will prevent that from happening.
that's it. the eeevil monsanto isn't trying to kill us all
here is how roy blunt described it. despite all the hysteria, i can find nothing to show that his statement is incorrect.
according to a contact in APHIS, this came about for one reason, and one reason only.
gibbering greenies were constantly filing court petitions against any number of experimental GM crops, filled with the usual specious nonsensical hysteria, even though the company already had permission to plant and harvest.
their intent, of course, was to throw a monkey wrench into the research, and they very often would file these petitions near the time when said crop was ready to harvest, with the result that the company was forced to destroy months or even years worth of work on the basis of nothing more than someone's generalized whining.
this legislation will prevent that from happening.
that's it. the eeevil monsanto isn't trying to kill us all
Michelle Obama promoting healthy eating habits to our children while her husband sells out to Monsanto...nice. Yeah, I voted for him, sure regretting that now. Not that Romney wouldn't have done the same... When Monsanto owns the patent to ALLL of the seeds and owns the entire food supply of the US then it will be too late.
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US farmers under attack... just horrible.
When Monsanto owns the patent to ALLL of the seeds and owns the entire food supply of the US then it will be too late.
