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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:23 PM Mar 2013

Surprised? Monsanto OPENLY WROTE OWN Monsanto Protection Act [View all]



I think Blunt is confused over which ‘people’ he is serving. I created this image to call Blunt out on his open decision to side with Monsanto over the public:






It should come as no surprise to many of you to find out that Monsanto actually authored the wording of its own Monsanto Protection Act hidden in the recently passed and signed Continuing Resolution spending bill. How could a major corporation write its own laws and regulations, you ask? Quite frankly I think it’s important to understand that the entire Senate passed the bill containing the Protection Act, but the politician who actually gave Monsanto the pen in order to write their very own legislation is no others than Roy Blunt — a Republican Senator from Missouri. As the latest IB Times article reveals, the Missouri politician worked with Monsanto to write the Monsanto Protection Act. This was confirmed by a New York news report I will get to shortly.



As you probably know I do not play the political clown game of left versus right, and instead highlight corruption and wrongdoing wherever it is found — regardless of party affiliation. In the case of Senator Blunt, he admits to colluding with Monsanto, a corporation that has literally been caught running ‘slave-like’ working conditions in which workers are unable to leave or eat (among many worse misdeeds). This is one of the most blatant offenses against the citizens of the United States I’ve seen in a long time. A population that Blunt swore to serve. It’s not for the United States public at all, and it’s a serious matter that I don’t think is properly understood. The passing of this bill into law means that Monsanto is now immune from federal courts regarding any suspension or action on their crops that have been deemed to be dangerous to the people (or the environment).



This means crops that were approved and later found to damage the environment or the public will be immune from United States government action. Theoretically, one million studies could find that Monsanto’s latest creation was causing a massive cancer wave and under this law Monsanto could continue to peddle the crop to the public. The federal courts would (or will) be helpless to stop Monsanto, effectively giving Monsanto power over the entire branch of the United States government. Food Democracy Now, a major activist organization that organized signatures to fight the Monsanto Protection Act, described the rider:



“The Monsanto Protection Act would force the USDA to allow continued planting of any GMO crop under court review, essentially giving backdoor approval for any new genetically engineered crops that could be potentially harmful to human health or the environment.”




Sounds like a great idea, right?




Serving Corporations, Not People



Senator Roy Blunt and those who knowingly passed the Monsanto Protection Act (including President Obama who signed it into law just last night) have chosen to serve corporations over people. Ironic, really, as corporations legally are people — a legal area commonly used to avoid real jail sentences for major CEOs and executives who knowingly were involved with the deaths of consumers around the world. It’s sad, really. I read up on Senator Blunt, and he does seem to constantly side with corporations over the public. Even on his Wikipedia page one line reads that Blunt ”consistently sided with Big Oil and other dirty polluters over a cleaner, more sustainable future.” I was even able to find a quote by Blunt defending his decision to allow Monsanto to write its own regulation through the Monsanto Protection Act. He told the NY Daily News in defense of the Monsanto Protection Act and his relationship with the company in writing the rider: “What it says is if you plant a crop that is legal to plant when you plant it, you get to harvest it.”

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http://naturalsociety.com/surprised-monsanto-openly-wrote-own-monsanto-protection-act/




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. . . . . . . . . WilliamPitt Mar 2013 #1
Remember back in August of '08, OnyxCollie Mar 2013 #2
Oops. n/t theaocp Mar 2013 #4
Yes, I do remember which is why I ignore the 'it will expire in six months' sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #6
How many times???? bvar22 Mar 2013 #9
Maybe it would be easier to list the number of times something actually DID sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #10
OKAY...... WHO PUT THE MONSANTO RIDER INTO THE BILL IN THE FIRST PLACE????? trueblue2007 Mar 2013 #23
They are giving the impression that this was some big surprise they sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #24
maybe it is a trick... Roselma Mar 2013 #25
this sunset shit is a way to fuck us every time elehhhhna Mar 2013 #12
And the Democrats are on the wrong end of Corporate Blackmail, yet again. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #5
that's funny!!! We are being managed by one party, elehhhhna Mar 2013 #13
Well there's this... Monsanto petition tells Obama: ‘Cease FDA ties to Monsanto’ UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #17
Six months my ass MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #18
DU Rec Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #3
Our government is run by corporations. City Lights Mar 2013 #7
+1 It's in our faces now. woo me with science Mar 2013 #22
If this surprises anyone... 99Forever Mar 2013 #8
Mikulski is the one who put this in. It bothers me that a democrat would do this Autumn Mar 2013 #11
They knew about Monsanto writing this for nearly a year. They had that much sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #14
I think the claim of not knowing what was in it is bullshit. Autumn Mar 2013 #15
k and r Berlum Mar 2013 #20
Wow. polly7 Mar 2013 #16
I loathe that company... Moostache Mar 2013 #19
I'd be curious to know if Clarence and his wife sit down and enjoy Segami Mar 2013 #21
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