Comments on Thoughts of THAT Mom: HR 875: The Truth

Anonymous-People would have more respect for your ...

2009-04-01T21:20:00.000-07:00

Anonymous-People would have more respect for your answers if you choose to put your face behind them.

I would like to clarify a few things myself. First, Ms. Delauro is NOT married to a Michael Taylor. The day before you posted this, I updated my blog with the info that she was married to Stanley Greenberg. (This is a non-disputable fact.) I don't know where you got the name Michael Taylor, but it's not right. I also posted the info that, according to Monsanto, he only did contract work for them (didn't even work for them directly)...and more than 10yrs ago at that. This is not new info. It was posted on my blog, but with the correct info on her husband's name.

We'll have to agree to disagree about this bill. While I agree that the vagueness is a problem, I believe that the INTENT behind making it vague is ALSO a problem. Had they wanted to JUST target big-food manufacturers, then they would have stated that. They intended, however, to leave the door open for pretty much anything in the future with their vagueness. I would argue that the fact that they CHOOSE to make this bill as vague as they have shows INTENT to leave the door open to go after small, local farms and family gardens in the future.

There are no tin-foil hats here, sir/madam. Just the facts as they have written them in the bill. I have stated NOTHING that is not specifically written in the bill. Regarding Monsanto's ties, I stated the facts as I could find them. I stated my concerns regarding conflict-of-interest (a HUGE concern for MANY (most?) politicians), and my concerns regarding the validity of the information given the source (Monsanto). That's not tin-foil hat. That's wisdom. That's not deciding that because one source says it is so then it is so...especially when that source has shown themselves to be tainted and untruthful (as you can see from the rest of the info in the article on Monsanto's page).

I also have clearly debunked one rumor floating about heirloom seeds being forever banned by this. It's just not there that I can see.

I don't do tin-foil, sir/madam. One can have a different take on something (the possible Monsanto connection), but not be a tin-foil hat.

There are no pseudo-true claims here. I have stated the facts as I have found them. (Didn't I already say that?) I have also let readers know that they'll have to make their own conclusions regarding Monsanto's involvement or lack thereof.

Frankly, I'm not as concerned about food-safety as I am about the government attempting to unconstitutionally infringe upon my rights. Any concerns I have about food safety regard the uncalled-for number of chemicals, pesticides, and radiation in our food supply. My concerns would also extend to the effects of genetic modification on our health. My concerns, sir/madam, about food safety are not the same as the governments. They have made THAT abundantly clear.

Amy

To clarify, Delauro's husband, actually named Mich...

2009-04-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

To clarify, Delauro's husband, actually named Michael Taylor, is not a current employee of Monsanto. He did contract work for Monsanto over 10 years go.

The bill's real issue is its vagueness, not its intent. We want food to be safe, but not when it potentially endangers small farmers and community farms. The terms of what is a "small farm" or "food production facility" are extremely vague.

Let's not speculate too much. No tin foil hats necessary. The issue of food safety needs to be debated, not inflated with pseudo-true claims.

Anonymous, thanks for your comment. As I stated i...

2009-03-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

Anonymous, thanks for your comment. As I stated in my post, I DID read the bill myself.

I also asked for people to please let me know if I missed something. I obviously did. I appreciate your pointing that out.

I have updated my blog to reflect such.

Thanks for your post. I hope that you have you ha...

2009-03-30T11:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks for your post. I hope that you have you had a chance to read the bill yourself. When you commented that "you're just not seeing..." the $1,000,000 penalties... It is the very first line of the penalties section. Here:

SEC. 405. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

(a) Civil Sanctions-
(1) CIVIL PENALTY-
(A) IN GENERAL- Any person that commits an act that violates the food safety law (including a regulation promulgated or order issued under the food safety law) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Administrator of not more than $1,000,000 for each such act.
(B) SEPARATE OFFENSE- Each act described in subparagraph (A) and each day during which that act continues shall be considered a separate offense.

Here is an online petition you can sign to help st...

2009-03-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here is an online petition you can sign to help stop HR 875: http://www.LeaveMyFoodAlone.org

Spread the word!

Amy,

Thanks so much for this great article....

2009-03-17T17:57:00.000-07:00

Amy,

Thanks so much for this great article. I have a blog too at organic.ca and am writing an article about what is similarly happening in Canada.

Sec.206 likely refers to Codex Alimentarius. We have the same sort of legislation about to be janmmed through up here, Bill c-6(formerly failed Bills C-51 and C-52).

The really scary part is that if this goes through it will not be the result of US political will, but global poltics. The UN/WHO is behind all this on a global basis. You see Monsanto is not focused on controlling just the US food supply, but the global food supply.

Thanks,
John

THAT would explain it. Thanks! I'll update my bl...

2009-03-17T06:37:00.000-07:00

THAT would explain it. Thanks! I'll update my blog to note that.

Amy

DeLauro's husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Mo...

2009-03-17T06:04:00.000-07:00

DeLauro's husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Monsanto – the world's leading producer of herbicides and genetically engineered seed.

I wanted to add that you can track the progress of...

2009-03-14T21:50:00.000-07:00

I wanted to add that you can track the progress of the bill @ http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-875

Thanks, Linda @ www.appomattoxnews.com for the tracking info!

Amy