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mick063

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7. Almost every food item would require a label

Reply to abelenkpe (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 10:23 AM

May 2013

Perhaps they don't want to reveal the magnitude. More likely, they just guaranteed a campaign contribution.

We live in ALEC world. We eat ALEC food. We live ALEC law. Our future is ALEC vision.

We are no longer a Democracy. We are 100% a corporatist state, in the guise of Democracy, that provides just enough guns, nationalism, and religion to keep the populace pacified.

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GMO Labeling Bill Voted Down In Senate [View all] abelenkpe May 2013 OP

The United States of Monsanto. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #1

Not just the US laundry_queen May 2013 #17

Roll call ProSense May 2013 #2

Thank you abelenkpe May 2013 #10

Jon Tester - Organic Farmer!!!!!!!!!!!! montanacowboy May 2013 #3

he's a yea vote! handmade34 May 2013 #6

Wow. Senatorial Sellout Berlum May 2013 #4

so we... handmade34 May 2013 #5

Almost every food item would require a label mick063 May 2013 #7

Sadly could not agree more. Nt abelenkpe May 2013 #9

Occultism up the wazoo Berlum May 2013 #8

Owned livestock woo me with science May 2013 #11

Unsurprisingly, bi-partisanship can always be achieved when the profits of huge corporation Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #12

The truth. nt laundry_queen May 2013 #18

If you wanted to know what was in your food, bvar22 May 2013 #13

I would hate to see this thread disappear so quickly. It's nice to know who the abject sellouts are byeya May 2013 #14

K&R! KoKo May 2013 #15

This really is a fight that we can win me b zola May 2013 #16

neither vt or ct have passed laws requiring labeling of GMO foods. what a shit piece of journalism cali May 2013 #19

Kick. I see from the list posted elsewhere in this thread that neither of my MN senators voted yes. scarletwoman May 2013 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #21

Along with GE salmon and processed foods, only these veg, fruits would require labeling. uppityperson Sep 2013 #22