Posted on 07/30/2009 4:09:42 PM PDT by Psion
Third Horseman Appears!
Soylent Green Alert!
by
Paul L. Williams, Ph.D.
"We are a nation built on the strength of individual initiative. But there are certain things that we can't do on our own. There are certain things that only a government can do. And one of those things is ensuring that the foods we eat …are safe and don't cause us harm."
America enjoys the world’s safest, highest quality, most abundant, diverse and affordable food supply.
This situation is about to change with the Food Safety Enhancement Act (H.R. 2749) which was scheduled for consideration this week under suspension of the standard rules governing congressional legislation.
The Ranking Member of the House Agricultural Committee urged his colleagues not to rush The Food Safety Enhancement Act (H.R. 2749) through Congress. The move to suspend the rules was defeated by two votes.
The suspension would mean limited debate of 20 minutes and no opportunity to offer amendments. Congressman Frank Lucas (R-Oklahoma) is ringing an alarm. He says the proposed legislation is the result of a flawed and incomplete process that would lead to huge regulatory burdens that will force the majority of America’s farmers and ranchers out of business without contributing much, if anything, to the goal of safer food.
Though the rules have not been suspended, the legislation is still expected to meet with House approval.
Few on Capitol Hill are heeding Congressman Lucas’s warning.
As proposed by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, H. R. 2749 will grant the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate all farms and farm produce
(Excerpt) Read more at thelastcrusade.org ...
So my son wants to know, since no birds, animals or children are allowed in or near a field due to their potential fecal matter contamination, will they still be fertilizing with manure?
I’ve been drawing up plans for my own small farm, and now I know what I’ll name it.
Lexington Green
And when some federal “Major Pitcairn” and his redcoats come to inspect my farm and demand their license fee, then the second Shot Heard ‘Round The World will be fired. Only this time, the colonials will not retreat from the field.
If anybody can think of a better circumstance for starting the revolution, I’d be happy to hear it. Good God Almighty ... talk about going too far!!
And the power to order some farmer to destroy his crops and poison his pond appears exactly WHERE in the Constitution, again ...?
I'm sort of counting on our military to OVERTHROW him...
Hey! Give me a call! It was a blast the last time!
If this stupid bill passes and becomes law we will face incredible food shortages. This is serious stuff, folks. Where is the rebellion?
That's right! And the lady down the street has layin' hens...she could use a half-dozen tomatoes and will give ya a dozen eggs for them! And I have meat rabbits...I'll give you a meat rabbit for a half a bushel of potatoes. And I have a friend who bakes...I told her about your garden and she says she'll give you a loaf of whole wheat bread for a couple of butternut squashes. And so on and so on...
So yeah. The government can blow it right out their shorts.
230 dems for this and 50 repubs
see what yours did
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-657
Not surprised to see that Rep Dave Reichert (R-WA) voted in favor of this crap. He voted for Cap and Trade too, the bastard.
Iowa helped launch and create this nightmare. Let their farm economy eat cake.
This is what the Labour Party did to farmers and rural people in the UK. He is following the same leftist UK template to destroy a society.
Mine did to. Claims to be a “Blue dog”
Cap and tax yea
Obama care yea
now this
Mike Thompson(C -Ca) is not a blue dog he is Pelosi’s poodle
Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, is now running for the Senate.
This will be yet another nail in his coffin on that race. He’s toast.
Why do not they do something cheaper for instance sterilize the food before serving. When I was a kid, my Mom who is a doctor always demanded vegetables are well cooked, boiled at least 1-2 minutes, fruit are well washed and peeled.
“The authority directing all economic activity would control not merely the part of our lives which is concerned with inferior things; it would control the allocation of the limited means for all our ends. And whoever controls all economic activity controls the means for all our ends and must decide which are to be satisfied and which not”
F.A. Hayek
The road to serfdom
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I bet that would work as well as it did in the Soviet Union.
Obama solution: Communes. As along the lines of the old U.S.S.R. Was a tremendous success. Along with 5 year plans.
Okay, so let me get this straight. They take over the auto industry and banks. They have bills to take over the power, food and health care industry. This sounds awfully familiar. Where have I heard this before? Ahhh history books, of failed governments. COMMUNISM. These dirty rotten bastards should all be tarred and feathered and run out of this country.
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