'Monsanto Protection Act': 5 Terrifying Things To Know About The HR 933 Provision

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1. If it's

"terrifying, why did Democrats vote to pass the bill and send it to the President: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022582817

"Terrifying items 3 and 4:

3.) Many members of Congress were apparently unaware that the "Monsanto Protection Act" even existed within the bill they were voting on. HR 933 was a spending bill aimed at averting a government shutdown and ensuring that the federal government would continue to be able to pay its bills. But the Center for Food Safety maintains that many Democrats in Congress were not even aware that the provision was in the legislation:

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4.) The President did nothing to stop it, either. On Tuesday, Obama signed HR 933 while the rest of the nation was fixated on gay marriage, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument concerning California's Proposition 8. But just because most of the nation and the media were paying attention to gay marriage doesn't mean that others were not doing their best to express their opposition to the "Monsanto Protection Act." In fact, more than 250,000 voters signed a petition opposing the provision. And Food Democracy Now protesters even took their fight straight to Obama, protesting in front of the White House against Section 735 of the bill. He signed it anyway.

Item 3, is absurd and not terrifying.

Item 4 is ludicrous. I mean, keeping the government from shutting down, "gay marriage, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument concerning California's Proposition 8" should have taken a back seat to this faux outrage.

More information on the Monsanto rider. Also Democratic budget supports labeling.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022576338