Source... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215484/posts
Here is the link to HR 875... http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtex ... l=h111-875 Check it your self.
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This bill is sitting in committee and I am not sure when it is going to hit the floor. One thing I do know is that very few of the Representatives have read it. As usual they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. Urge your members to read the legislation and ask for opposition to this devastating legislation. Devastating for everyday folks but great for factory farming ops like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few.
I have no doubt that this legislation was heavily influenced by lobbyists from huge food producers. This legislation is so broad based that technically someone with a little backyard garden could get fined and have their property seized. It will affect anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a variety of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course.
DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, READ THIS LEGISLATION FOR YOURSELF. The more people who read this legislation the more insight we are going to get and be able to share. Post your observations and insights below. Urge your members to read this legislation and to oppose the passage of this legislation.
Pay special attention to
* Section 3 which is the definitions portion of the bill-read in it's entirety.
* section 103, 206 and 207- read in it's entirety.
Red flags I found and I am sure there are more...........
* Legally binds state agriculture depts to enforcing federal guidelines effectively taking away the states power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept.
* Effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic.
* Affects anyone growing food even if they are not selling it but consuming it.
* Affects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game.
* Legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is.
* Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with?
* Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more.
* Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the states power and is in violation of the 10th amendment.
* There are many more but by the time I got this far in the legislation I was so alarmed that I wanted to bring someone's attention to it. (to the one person who reads my blog)
HR 875: to criminalize organic farming and backyard gardens
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Dont forget balance the Budget and cut your TaxesWill Robinson wrote:Don't worry Obama is going to pay your mortgage and fill your tank with gas and fix government too....
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Gee, no wonder...H.R. 875 was introduced by Democrat Rosa DeLauro in February. Her introduction of this bill represents a stunning conflict of interest, because her husband, Stanley Greenburg, works for Monsanto. Monsanto is the world's biggest producer of herbicides and genetically engineered seeds, and they would GREATLY benefit if thousands of small organic farmers were put out of business, because organic farmers don't use Monsanto products.
I wonder how the White House garden would be affected
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Don't forget job creation.CUDA wrote:Dont forget balance the Budget and cut your TaxesWill Robinson wrote:Don't worry Obama is going to pay your mortgage and fill your tank with gas and fix government too....
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The trend of Banks worldwide and large corporations to take over all aspects of business and money. The day of small business owners is at an end. Beating a dead horse because although it definitely seems to be the direction things are moving, no one wants to acknowledge that life as we know it may very quickly be changing into something we will all regret, but a day too late.
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I sit with the comfort of non-regret as I didn't vote for him. What I feel is impending doom of my way of life.flip wrote:The trend of Banks worldwide and large corporations to take over all aspects of business and money. The day of small business owners is at an end. Beating a dead horse because although it definitely seems to be the direction things are moving, no one wants to acknowledge that life as we know it may very quickly be changing into something we will all regret, but a day too late.