Obama Deregulates GMO Crops Despite Supreme Court Injunction

[Judi Lynn]

Obama Deregulates GMO Crops Despite Supreme Court Injunction
Thursday 2 June 2011
by: Robbie Hanna Anderman, Tikkun

Early this spring, while the world was distracted by Egypt’s uprising, President Barack Obama pushed the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets in the United States. The USDA came through as he directed, totally deregulating these Monsanto-patented genes in early February.

In so doing, Obama and the USDA have chosen to override and ignore decisions and injunctions made by the U.S. Supreme Court that banned planting of genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets without consideration of the Environmental Impact Assessments, which showed high risks to organic and conventional (chemical) farmers.

So how does this affect you and me? Neither of us remembers seeing alfalfa or sugar beets on our breakfast table or even on our Seder table. Or do we?

Sugar beets provide over 50 percent of the sugar Americans use in their coffee, cereals, and desserts. For the moment, let’s not focus on the fact that sugar beets can cross-pollinate with red beets and make our borscht genetically modified.

More:
http://truthout.org/obama-deregulates-gmo-crops-despite-supreme-court-injunction/1307023149

[sakabatou]

1. *facepalm*

[ananda]

2. Monsanto and their ilk own the government.

It's such a shame, it beggars belief.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. This is just one more thing...

that proves you statement correct. The scene on the hill is nothing but a sideshow- regardless of the party, politicians listen to their masters.

[truedelphi]

14. And in other news, Michelle and the kids eat only

organic amaranth, and other exotic grains. I don't have proof of that, but she seems quite aware of the advantages of organic.

She must be equally aware of the advantages to her little brood for her husband to gain the sort of Corporate Clout that he has gained over the last few years.

Her family will never have a worry again.

Meanwhile Average Americans are becoming gluten-intolerant, as the aldehyde-laced RoundUp that GM crops are absorbing is impacting our bodies in so many unhealthy ways. Fibromyalgia is on the rise, and stomach and upper intestinal cancers are also.

[Marblehead]

3. jeez this doesn't sound like

something a Democrat would do..

[NorthCarolina]

4. He must somehow believe that this is what the people he serves really want.....right? nt

[txlibdem]

15. Bingo

google Barack Obama Net Worth sometime, you'll see who's side he's on.

[bbgrunt]

5. he is making sure that no one forgets who he really is.

[inna]

6. this really blows, big time

[madrchsod]

7. everyday he`s making me wish .....

for the good old days of richard m nixon.

[xchrom]

8. Recommend

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[emilyg]

11. 'aye.

[truedelphi]

12. A big K and R for posting this info

[montanto]

13. oh, fuck.