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Posted on 03/17/2009 4:05:03 AM PDT by Man50D
Some small farms and organic food growers could be placed under direct supervision of the federal government under new legislation making its way through Congress.
House Resolution 875, or the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, was introduced by Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., in February. DeLauro's husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Monsanto – the world's leading producer of herbicides and genetically engineered seed.
DeLauro's act has 39 co-sponsors and was referred to the House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 4. It calls for the creation of a Food Safety Administration to allow the government to regulate food production at all levels – and even mandates property seizure, fines of up to $1 million per offense and criminal prosecution for producers, manufacturers and distributors who fail to comply with regulations.
Michael Olson, host of the Food Chain radio show and author of "Metro Farm," told WND the government should focus on regulating food production in countries such as China and Mexico rather than burdening small and organic farmers in the U.S. with overreaching regulations.
"We need somebody to watch over us when we're eating food that comes from thousands and thousands of miles away. We need some help there," he said. "But when food comes from our neighbors or from farmers who we know, we don't need all of those rules. If your neighbor sells you something that is bad and you get sick, you are going to get your hands on that farmer, and that will be the end of it. It regulates itself."
(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...
The bill’s author gets large amounts of PAC money from agribusiness $2k from Cargill, $4k General Mills $4.5k Kraft Foods $5k Land O’Lakes, but most from various sugar producers -$28K
The congressman author does not write these bills. The companies write them and the congressman just introduces it to congress for passage. Most of the time these dumbos never read the bill, and have no idea what’s in them. for his services the congressman gets large amounts of campaign money for reelection.
This seems to be legislation aimed at small farms that sell to the public. Where is there any mention of the government regulating home gardens?
When vegetables are outlawed... ;)
And what’s the next step? Barring us from shopping at Wal-Mart or the Dollar Store because we’re not paying top dollar for food & basics, thereby effecting the economy? Shuttering all local Thrift Shops?
Smokers thought it would never happen to them. We have two local smoking bans going into effect this summer, while our ‘Rat Governor works on a ban for the entire state.
Someone remind me what country I’m living in again? Yeesh!
I realize that sounds like nothing more than keyboard bravado, but I’m tired of all of this. I pay the danegeld, but not a penny more than I owe, I harm no one and just want to be left alone by the government.
All that anyone can really choose for themselves these days is how far they are going to be pushed. My lines in the sand are clear and well defined, after they are crossed all that’s left is choosing where to be buried.
G_d bestowed upon me some mighty important gifts when he gave me life, and most precious to me is the gift of Liberty. If I die protecting those gifts against those who want to steal them perhaps He won’t be much more disappointed in me than he already is.
I maybe wrong in that and if so, I’ll pay for it, but not at the hands of any man.
bflr
Get yourself a hog, grow some lettuce with those maters, and feast on some delicious BLTs.
I believe it is. The corporation fearing liberals started doing that and I’m curious as to how they feel not having a Republican President and Congress to bash over the issue anymore. Especially now that the regulations are getting even tighter.
I wonder if the stupid dems will even run the liberals into a more conservative position.
Leave it to the communists to make liberals seem like freedom loving conservatives.
Preaching to the choir, chainsaw. : )
Ain’t keen on raising hogs, though-but my neighbor is and we share!
That looks like a blatant conflict of interest to me.House Resolution 875, or the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, was introduced by Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., in February. DeLauro's husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Monsanto – the world's leading producer of herbicides and genetically engineered seed.DeLauro the Bad Witch ping!
Shades of Feindtein and her legislation that helped her husband Richard Blum make billions in China.
There seems to be no stopping them, even Pelosi has a 30 million dollar harvest (ironic ain't it) mouse for a pet in San Francisco. Paid for by the stimulus porkulus package.
Feds can’t take you property. They are limited to ten miles square and forts and docks and needful buildings.
But during reconstruction, the Federal Government was made to be a corporation - a business.
They can own any dam thing they want now.
Juicily delicious
So, instead of seeing law enforcement helicopters flying low over rural areas looking for plots of marijuana and meth labs, they’ll now be looking for corn and tomatoes? Guess I’ll have to boobytrap my garden.
Our last pulp mill closed here and our domestic water rates will double and they are already outrageous! I may invite y’all to a well digging party but come prepared to go to jail as that is against some law in it’s self.
We buy from a local Farmers Market once a week during the season they are open...
That has been documented on another recent thread
We’re eventually going to dig another well here, but we ain’t tellin’ nobody about it. It will be for irrigation purposes. The well for the house is just too far away from the garden to get any meaningful pressure..........let alone the cost for that much hose :)
We are just now assembling a 35 by 75 foot greenhouse, this is all I need.
That will easy to spot from a satellite.
Being involved with farming here in California I already have to deal with:
EPA
CalEPA
OSHA
CalOSHA
Calif Department of Pesticide Regualtion
Calif Department of Food and Agriculture
Calif Air Resources Board
Calif Water Resources Board
County Agricultural Commissioner
Department of Labor
Calif Agricultural Labor Relations Board
County Board of Health
County Planning
Department of Fish and Game
being on the Central Coast of California
California Coastal Commision
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary
gotta go to work but there are more
Hmm maybe I should bury my new greenhouse :)
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