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AxionExcel

(755 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 02:12 PM Mar 2016

BREAKING: Forces of Light prevail over The DARK Act

...at least for the moment...

"Due to the thousands of phone calls and letters you've helped send into your senators' offices, the Senate did not get the 60 votes needed to move Monsanto's Dream Bill forward to a full vote.

However, we can't declare full victory yet — labeling opponents are already scheming to bring this bill back up before the Vermont"

http://yubanet.com/usa/Food-Water-Watch-Applauds-Defeat-of-DARK-Act.php#.Vumik8eXd0c

Sign a Thank you card for the Senators who stood with the human beings against corporate secrecy and hegemony: http://act.foodpolicyaction.com/page/s/sign-the-card-thank-senators-for-blocking-the-dark-act

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BREAKING: Forces of Light prevail over The DARK Act (Original Post) AxionExcel Mar 2016 OP
Americans who want to know what's in their food rejoice AxionExcel Mar 2016 #1
Popping open an organic craft brew frosty to celebrate AxionExcel Mar 2016 #2
Mini-mind McConnell (R, Inc.) has a stealthy plan to bring the Dark Act back up AxionExcel Mar 2016 #3

AxionExcel

(755 posts)
2. Popping open an organic craft brew frosty to celebrate
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 04:35 PM
Mar 2016

This is a significant political victory by the human being citizens of the USA and their dynamic activism. Worthy of note. Worthy of a toast.

As always, I like my beer without GMOs and glyphosate. Cheers!


AxionExcel

(755 posts)
3. Mini-mind McConnell (R, Inc.) has a stealthy plan to bring the Dark Act back up
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 09:42 AM
Mar 2016

...he'll apparently have lots of time to once again thwart the will of over 90% of voters since the Republican Senate will sit on its fat ass and not #doitsjob around the Supreme Court.

Has America ever had a more shrunken sold-out soul in the Senate?

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