ScreamingEagle
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All in the name of "safety" of course...take note of the 14 Republican Senators who voted yes...remember to not vote for them next time around...
The outrageous attacks by our government on our freedoms and liberties are coming in wave after wave. From attempts to take over the Internet, to attempts to eliminate free political speech with incumbent protection acts, to all manner of other usurpations, every day government is attempting wild power grabs. We are being attacked on every level. And now, the next outrage is this: in the guise of food safety the Senate has given the FDA unheard of powers over our food.
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If the bill does become law you can say goodbye to farmers markets, organically grown produce, raw milk the kinds of food increasing numbers of Americans have been producing and seeking out.
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The federal government will be imposing on the states its pro-pasteurization, pro-irradiation, pro-GMO version of safe food; in its view, the only good bacteria is dead bacteria, Kennedy warns. This is not about food safety; its about federal control over the food supply.
S. 510: the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) dropped it in the hopper in March last year, is the companion bill to H.R. 2749: the Food Safety Enhancement Act, introduced by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in June 2009. The House version was anything but popular and all kinds of shenanigans on the part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif. (head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee) were needed for passage. But despite a huge opposition, within the Capital and beyond the Beltway, H.R. 2749 was passed July 30, less than two months after its introduction. The vote was 283-142, thanks to over 50 Republicans who voted yes.
The grassroots uproar and bruising floor fight over the measure may have been why Reid opted to keep S. 510 on the back burner so long. But it was not forgotten. Like ObamaCare and Cap-and-Trade, this is a priority item on the administrations wish list. The title suggests its not a food safety bill so much as an FDA-empowerment measure.
SB510 passed the Senate on Wednesday. 14 Republicans voted yes.
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Enzi (R-WY)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Johanns (R-NE)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Lugar (R-IN)
Snowe (R-ME)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
These 14 Senate Republicans have just voted to give government even more autocratic power. These are the Senators that need to be targeted for elimination in 2012 and afterward.
Congress Giving FDA Power Over Our Food : Stop The ACLU