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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Activism / Help Stop the Monsanto End of Year Sneak Attack

Help Stop the Monsanto End of Year Sneak Attack

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

If you ever doubted that the executives of Monsanto believe themselves to be above everyone and everything – even the Law – well then, try this one on for size.

Fresh off victory over Prop 37 in California last month which would have required the labeling of GMO foods, Monsanto is trying to one up all of us yet again.

An omnibus appropriations bill for 2013 is currently being drafted behind closed doors by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees with the hope that it will be put to a vote and passed before January 2013.

The lame duck Congress combined with a public distracted with the upcoming holiday season has provided Monsanto with the perfect opportunity to score a fast one.

Monsanto lobbyists are pushing for a rider to the appropriations bill deceptively cloaked as the “farmer assurance provision”.

The true purpose of this biotech rider is to allow Monsanto to cut off the public’s access to the courts in order to stop its rapid and accelerating introduction of new GMOs to the marketplace.

According to the Organic Consumers Association, the Monsanto Rider would give the Secretary of Agriculture the power to grant a temporary permit for planting or cultivating a genetically engineered crop, even if a federal court has ordered the planting be halted until an Environmental Impact Statement is completed!

This Rider would in essence give Monsanto power that is above the law and beyond the courts. Previous court cases have recognized the right of farmers to grow non-GMO crops and the rights of consumers to eat non-GMO foods. Contamination from new GMO crops where an Environmental Impact Statement hasn’t even been completed yet is a very real threat and judges recognize this fact.  As a result, Monsanto is trying to bypass the courts completely with this Monsanto Rider sneak attack.

Congress intends to try and pass the 2013 Appropriations Bill before the end of the lame duck session in January 2013 when the new Congress will take over power.

It is imperative that we all pull together to stop this rider from inclusion today!  

Click here to fill in your zip code and name which will then automatically find your appropriate US Representative and Senators and send them a letter drafted by the Organic Consumers Association urging them to oppose any efforts to include the Monsanto Rider in the 2013 Appropriations Bill.

You can read the Monsanto rider here: http://appropriations.house.gov/uploadedfiles/bills-112hr-fc-ap-fy13-agriculture.pdf  (see page 86 of the pdf).

 

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (48)

  1. Amy Jo via Facebook

    Dec 4, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Done! From me and my husband! Thanks for the info!

    Reply
  2. Kari O'Connor via Facebook

    Dec 4, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Did and shared, thanks for the heads up!!

    Reply
  3. Kiya Tabb via Facebook

    Dec 4, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    Done in WV!

    Reply
  4. Linda

    Dec 4, 2012 at 12:55 pm

    Did it. Unfortunately, my senators don’t listen to me. They really think they know better.

    Reply
  5. Amber Moon via Facebook

    Dec 4, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    Monsanto? No, the govt. The govt has been funding and helping this evil for generations… without you being sick and stupid.. you would realize you don’t need “governing” or daily theft and tyranny in your life.

    Reply
    • Helen T

      Dec 5, 2012 at 6:41 am

      Monsanto – government, same thing……a revolving door to industry and government. That’s why we have Tom Vilsack as our Secretary of Agriculture and Michael Taylor,the head of the FDA. Both are former top executives in Monsanto.

  6. Rai Smith via Facebook

    Dec 4, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    On it and spreading the word!

    Reply
  7. Stanley Fishman

    Dec 4, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    The power of Monsanto over our government is frightening. The only restriction on the power of Monsanto to change the environment through the release of its lab made products has been the federal courts. This would remove the power of the courts to restrain Monsanto and the release of GMOS, and put the power right in the hands of the secretary of Agriculture, a man who build his career on supporting GMOS and Monsanto. It must not happen!

    Reply
  8. beth

    Dec 4, 2012 at 10:14 am

    thanks for giving us an opportunity to allow our voices to be heard.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Paule

      Dec 4, 2012 at 10:50 am

      I would like to continue allowing people to gather their own seeds now and in the future. Thank you

    • Elizabeth Paule

      Dec 4, 2012 at 10:52 am

      Allow us our right to plant and grow from our own gathered seeds. Thank you

  9. Marlawilson

    Dec 4, 2012 at 9:14 am

    Wow, thanks for summarizing the whole story.
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    Reply
  10. Jenny robertson

    Dec 4, 2012 at 8:22 am

    Keep our foods clean. This is our childrens health

    Reply
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