Stephan: The Virtual corporate states, and their allies the Theocratic Rightists now clearly understand that the power to effect the kind of policies they want can sometimes be best accomplished at the state level. Such tactics are easier, and far cheaper than working at the federal level. We have seen this in the war on women and the 1100 bills introduced to put women in their place. But it is also going on in the drive to force Americans to accept GMOs. Here is an example. Like the contraception bills this will be coming to your state legislature soon, if is not already happening. Note the difference between the Connecticut legislature's reaction to marijuana as compared with GMOs. The former is well known there strong public opinion for it. The latter, GMOs, is little known and even less understood. Thus, the power of public opinion. Once again, of course, this has received little or no national media coverage.
Connecticut’s Genetically Engineered Foods bill may still be alive, but it is no longer a bill requiring the labeling of GE foods. As of last night, the labeling provision was removed. Why was this bill eviscerated?
Rep. Richard Roy of Milford, co-chair of the Environment Committee and the original sponsor of the bill, when reached for comment this morning said ‘I feel very strongly that someone or some state has to challenge the use of the Bill of Rights, designed to protect we individuals, from using it to thwart the sharing of information and the subjugation of a whole industry. Residents of more than 50 other countries get simple information saying that saying that GMOs are present in a product. The freest society in the world cannot get that simple sentence.
