Missourians Approve Amendment on Farming (more GMO, animal abuse, pesticide use)

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/us/right-to-farm-measure-passes-in-missouri.html?_r=0

(Note: Supporters called this constitutional amendment the "Right to Farm&quot

snip:Supporters of the amendment said the measure was needed to preserve Missouri’s agricultural heritage, which some farmers believe is under attack from national groups like the Humane Society. The agricultural industry in Missouri, with its nearly 100,000 farms, has been rattled by the push in other states to pass measures regulating livestock conditions and genetically modified crops.

Opponents said the amendment would benefit only large corporate agricultural interests that are trying to avoid regulation relating to the environment and animal welfare. The amendment had wide support in the Republican-controlled legislature.

Kevin Flannery, a spokesman for the Missouri secretary of state, said that Amendment 1 was eligible for a recount because of the close vote. Any vote decided by less than one-half of one percent is eligible for a recount.

The secretary of state has until Aug. 26 to certify the results, at which point a recount may be requested by anyone who voted no on the measure.

Missouri residents also approved a constitutional amendment expanding gun rights in the state, calling for the right to keep and bear arms to be “unalienable.” snip

What is with Missouri? They don't know they're poisoning themselves and us with agrotoxins and it's not OK to treat animals like they're pieces of machinery?