Ok, I've had a chance to read more regarding Senate Bill 510 since I first created this post last Thursday (when I had quoted someone else's commentary on it).
Since this blog seems to somehow attract attention from anonymous droids I'll leave my personal commentary on the limited side after simply bringing your attention to the bottom of the link where it reads :
"the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:"
WARNING: PERSONAL OPINIONS FOLLOW:
Just from the above linked list, I can see where my opinion stands on the Senate Bill.
Who do you believe should be in charge of our food? Our private gardens may become one of our very few safe sources for food sooner than later.
Educate yourselves on what makes food safe or unsafe... until you do, believe the people that are willing to eat the food they grew themselves (just as it is and thrive from it and do not feel it necessary to "process it" until dead in order to even feel safe.)
Perhaps some movie media for those not inclined to research and need an "easy" starting point:
Food Inc.
The Future of Food
Look into the Opposition of the Bill:
(notice the emphasis on small farms and naturally raised food... This is the true "green"; good for the environment, good for us, good for our children.)
Weston A. Price Foundation
Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
National Independent Consumers and Farmers Association
Raw Milk Association of Colorado
Farm Family Defenders
American Grassfed Association
Small Farms Conservancy
National Family Farm Coalition
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
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S 510, the "Food Safety Modernization" Act of 2010
I'm not sure if the following list is correct, but if it is, that is actually even more disturbing to me. Notice the neatly divided party affiliation.
And you can see the pockets stretched out with $11,253,246 from the same interest groups as those supporting this bill.
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) is the sponsor of this bill.
Co-sponsors are:
Lamar Alexander [R-TN]
Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Richard Burr [R-NC]
Roland Burris [D-IL]
Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]
Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Judd Gregg [R-NH]
Thomas Harkin [D-IA]
Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
John Isakson [R-GA]
Edward Kennedy [D-MA]
Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Ben Nelson [D-NE]
Tom Udall [D-NM]
David Vitter [R-LA]
S 510
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