Posted on 08/01/2009 7:24:30 PM PDT by FromLori
Despite some really eloquent speeches to the contrary, our “for sale” House of Representatives passed the Food Fascism Act….euphemistically called a food safety act, by a margin of about 140 over the naysayer’s.
True to form, Rosa DeLauro spoke about things she knows nothing about and couldn’t care less; Rosa just loves her some Monsanto!
And that exclusion for farms??? Gone! And that includes you organic idiots who thought you had kissed enough behinds to have your industry excluded.
The newly revised bill that appeared overnight after the original was defeated 29th of July, now includes all those farms we were told would not be affected by this legislation. Of course those big agri-corporations made out like bandits. Biopiracy is going to have a profitable future thanks to the political whore’s in congress we call our representatives.
The entire HR 2749 bill was completely wiped and replaced with an amendment that was the text of another bill similar to, but far more lethal than the first. Now, please tell me again that backroom deals and pre-planned votes don’t happen in congress. To make it look bi-partisan, some Democrats voted no, and some Republicans voted yes. This was to make you think they had actually debated and considered what they all intended to do anyway.
The bill that passed does only two things……..it seizes control of food production and supply and then hands it over to big agri-corporations. The remaining content of the bill is a primer on enforcement……meaning all the powers they have granted themselves to prevent you from claiming Constitutional protections, and enabling them to violate your rights on multiple levels…..all for food safety of course.
There is NOTHING in this bill that will address, prevent or otherwise affect the safety of food. This was federal encroachment which will be extended to the states with the cooperation of state officials. This bill did nothing but establish a police agency, granting it massive and uncontrolled enforcement capabilities allowing it to make up even more rules to benefit its corporate sponsors, as it moves along.
Oh! And did I mention this will be done by expanding the FDA? The FDA for god’s sake!
A November 2007 report titled “Subcommittee on Science and Technology, FDA Science and Mission at Risk” doc was a scathing review of the not only the inadequacies of FDA, but the fact that it in no way can assure the safety of food in the United States.
That report cited the massive failure of FDA to perform even its basic functions, going on to declare the agency’s problems were the result of corporate influence and funding. It should have been declared defunct right then and there, but of course the lobbyists who stalk the hallways of congress on behalf bio-pirates and other parasitic corporations just wouldn’t hear of such a thing. I can only assume the report on the massive failure of FDA to operate on even a cursory level ended up in the restrooms to wipe the behinds of all those royal asses who hold down seats in the House and who voted today to end competition for industrialized corporate producers while wiping out family and independent operations.
And it wasn’t just the House that sold us out. In the last few months various organic associations and other assorted producers came out with what they described as “myths on the net” about the intention of these bills. Why…..these bills were not going to apply to family and independent farms and ranches and surely not to organic growers. That was just internet hysteria! I wonder who was hysterical last evening as this bill passed specifically bringing them under the expanded FDA authority? And drinks all around!
I have no doubt that dinner and drinks were being supplied last evening by corporate lobbyists as a way to thank House members for passing this seizure of the US food production and supply. FDA was probably pouring the champagne. I wonder if anyone thought to invite those organic groups?
Maybe they could give everyone a big dose of Vioxx when they arrive, spike it with a Gardasil shot and then wash it all down with a big giant super sized diet soda loaded with that yummy aspartame. This should all be followed by a meal consisting of gmo infected fruits and veggies with a big slab of genetically altered meat just oozing antibiotics, growth hormones and the residues from chemicals of all kinds, shipped in from a country who gave their word they “inspected” the food before shipping it.
After all, thanks to Henry Waxman and his cohorts in Constitutional Crime, that’s what is going to end up on our plates.
Liberalism is about power and control.
It is NOT about helping the poor, the downtrodden, the fatherless or widows.
William and the tomcat and the rest want control over your life. If you only have beans to eat they want it from them so they can feel good about saving you from starving. Just think where you would be without them.
It's Satan's plan.
Think Warsaw. Herd the undesirables into concentrated areas where they can be controlled and disposed of.
I used to think that 1984 might be possible in 2030 or so, now I think 2010 isn't so far-fetched.
I say, NOT ONE MORE BILL PASSED IN CONGRESS. PERIOD.
This bill basically federalizes the entire farming and ranching industry. It makes every producer pay the feds another $500. It gives the FDA the authority to seize and quarantine entire areas. The Soviet Union did this. If a small population refused to go along with Communism the communists simply quarantined the area and economically starved them into submission.
That 10th amendment issue had best get some real teeth real fast as this bill stomps what is left of States and personal rights regarding food.
This bill even allows the government to take your food. Read the bill, it will scare the sh*t out of you.
This is purely speculative at this point,
but is anyone aware of a correlation between food producing states and party affiliation?
After a brief scan of the reps voting Nay, it appeared that they represent those states which produce the most food and are dominantly republican.... i.e. didn’t vote Obama.
I’m on the outskirs of a village and it’s kinda countryish. I wanted to move to someplace where we could be a little independent. We have a Jotul stove which I’ve never used and an old Ben Franklin stove we use for decoration only, but at least they’re there. I was thinking about seeds that my son could get for his acreage. He has an apple orchard too that’s not being harvested anymore. I bought a lot of stuff for Y2K and I’m not sure my husband will see the need for this. We still have batteries and tomato soup from the last time, LOL.
You need a pressure canner. Wide mouth jars work best. I buy boneless, skinless chicken breast when I find it on sale. You can cut it into pieces or leave whole. Pack firmly in the jars. Add 1 teaspoon salt per quart jar. Do not add liquid. Adjust caps. Process pints 65 minutes, quarts 75 minutes at 10 lbs. pressure. The first time I tried this I was too chicken (pardon the pun) to sample the canned chicken for a long time, I was afraid it would be nasty. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. It was very good. I like to put mine in pint jars. One time I canned a whole bunch in little 4 ounce jars. They are the perfect size to put in my husband’s lunchbox. What’s really nice about having a supply of canned chicken around the house is that you can whip up a pot of chicken and dumplings in no time. I got my directions out of a Ball Blue Book canning book. I have not seen one of these in a long time, but, if you can get one there are lots of good instructions in there. Kerr makes a good canning book too. They are both paperback. Good Luck!!
read and forward tonight BTTT!
So you don’t put any liquid? Just the chicken and salt and then pressure can it? Wow. Thanks for telling me about this!
Thanks for the details of this bill. My guess is 99% of Americans have no idea this particular monstrosity has passed the House of Reps.
Thanks for this thread all.
As long as you and yours won’t go hungry, and buy up some vitamins as another FReeper suggested.
I never thought we’d get to this time in our lives, but here it is and I intend on being one of those of us left standing to make things right again.
God Bless us all
And that exclusion for farms??? Gone! And that includes you organic idiots who thought you had kissed enough behinds to have your industry excluded. The newly revised bill that appeared overnight after the original was defeated 29th of July, now includes all those farms we were told would not be affected by this legislation.
Whoops, thanks ApplegateRanch.
Thanks for the ping.
bttt
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Yes, I pray I’ll be standing too but if these are truly the end times, who knows what will happen to any of us. We can only run so far. Well, it’s sure not in my hands.
The Farm-to-Consumer legal defense fund website seems to break it down in a simple form.
http://www.ftcldf.org/news/news-01aug2009.html
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