Barbara H. Peterson
How many times does Congress have to stick it to us before we realize that this body politic has no other function than to obey its corporate masters? If you think that you are being represented by these crooks, liars and thieves, then think again. The “Food Safety” bill is alive and has taken so many twists and turns to end up on the verge of becoming law of the land that nobody in his or her right mind could possibly believe that they are not going to cram this garbage down our collective throat no matter what.
And if you thought that good old Sen. Tom Coburn, who had been blocking the legislation would ultimately hold onto what little integrity he could muster and save the day by rescuing us from impending Food Safety doom, think no more. “He lifted his objection at the final moment” (Alexander Bolton), and this travesty of justice was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent.
So, I present to you, unequivocally, the final straw that broke the camel’s back for any sane person relying on Congress to be anything other than what it is; and that is a reeking cesspool of corruption and deceit. It would seem that the only thing to do now is bend over and…well, you know the rest. The House will, quite possibly place the final nail in the coffin on Tuesday.
Jamie Dupree
December 19, 2010 8:39 PM [S.510] A major food safety bill that had almost been given up for dead was suddenly revived in the Senate late on Sunday evening, and may be ready for House approval as early as Tuesday.
In a parliamentary move laid out on the Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid just after 7pm, the Senate took the food safety language that was passed as part of a stop-gap budget plan by the House, attached it to another House-passed bill and approved that by unanimous consent.
A Democratic Senate aide told me that Republicans did not object to the plan, even though the bill has garnered fierce opposition in some GOP quarters.
The move was a surprise, as it seemed like the Food Safety bill was going to die in the waning days of this year, despite strong support in both the House and Senate.
The bill almost went down the drain originally because of an elementary mistake by Senate Democrats, who added revenue provisions to a measure that originated in the Senate, despite the Constitutional requirement that all spending and revenue bills start in the House.
The House refused to act directly on that legislation, because of what’s known as a “blue slip” problem.
That problem was solved when the House approved its long-term Continuing Resolution last week, which included the language of the Senate-passed food safety bill.
As reported above, the Senate on Sunday night simply took the revised food safety language that was approved by the House in the CR, substituted it to the language of HR 2751, one of the original “Cash for Clunkers” bills from last year, and approved it by unanimous consent.
That move will fix any Constitutional issues, because the plan originated in the House as part of the CR, and by using a bill that was already approved by the House, the Cash for Clunkers bill.
Before you start screaming about that – the food safety language replaces the Cash for Clunkers language in the amended version of HR 2751.
I was told that the food safety bill should be up for a vote as soon as Tuesday in the House. READ MORE..
Thanks to Nicole Johnson for this information!
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Dec 21, 2010 @ 11:07:51
LEE
Dec 21, 2010 @ 05:06:24
Dont look too good does it? If they do this then we will have to take it to the states,this is starting already,DC is a den of thieves to be mild about it!
Perhaps the time is soon to be when we must do as the founders did…also as brave Southerners did….REBEL!!
Maybe the time has come for the states and the people in them to (collectively as freemen and women) “flip DC the bird” backed up by whatever force is needed,unless we can change course and soon I fear we may not have any choice if we want to be free.
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Louie Cocroft
Dec 20, 2010 @ 21:00:44
There is an online petition to sign:
http://www.anh-usa.org/emergency-action-alert-food-safety-passes-the-senate-in-shocking-maneuver/
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Louie Cocroft
Dec 20, 2010 @ 17:13:37
Alliance for Natural Health USA [office@anh-usa.org]
Please forward this message to everyone you know who cares about the Food Safety issue, and ask them to take action TODAY, since the bill will almost certainly be voted upon tomorrow, Tuesday 12/21.
Sunday night, in one of the most underhanded and outrageous legislative maneuvers we’ve seen, the Senate passed the language of S. 510, the Food Safety bill, by a unanimous consent agreement. It now goes to the House of Representatives. We have one last chance to stop it!
Reid announced he would send the legislation—this time attached to a House-originated measure—back to the lower chamber for final approval. Please contact Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and your own Congressional representative immediately and urge that the Food Safety language be completely stripped from H.R. 2751 the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act!
We believe Pelosi would prefer to bring up Food Safety “under suspension,” which is an expedited House procedure that requires a two-thirds vote to pass. We need you to urge her in the strongest possible terms to bring it up under regular order—no more expedited deals, no more underhanded maneuvers!
Tell her that the Senate’s passage of this bill at 10 p.m. on a Sunday night doesn’t give the public an opportunity to weigh in—and you don’t want the same thing to happen in the House! Tell her this issue is too vital for you and your family’s health to allow it to be considered outside of regular protocols!
Please send a message to Ms. Pelosi and your representative TODAY!
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obbop
Dec 20, 2010 @ 15:04:17
For a bounty of information and informative articles try the following link:
http://farm.ewg.org/index.php?key=nosign
Though not the most user-friendly Web site with some manipulation and experimentation I was able to ascertain the hand-outs and freebies obtained by folks in some of the areas I have lived….. including an uncle who, for years, made his extreme dislike for ALL personal welfare, even for those who had suffered the hardest of luck, loss of health insurance then destitution later when a severe medical problem hit those folks and even children of poverty living sub-par lives for no fault of their own….
I learned via the database that his “hobby farm” where his family lived while the hubby/wife worked at paying jobs in the nearby town, garnered around $50,000 yearly in various “subsidy” payments, all legal, that are NO different then welfare in my view.
What a racket, a scam.
I ceased all contact with that uncle and view him as a vile, evil man.
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