Current Event: Organic Food to be Banned in US

[Parti Vert de McGill Green Party]

Dear McGill Greens,

I stumbled across a bit of information that I thought I should share
with you. You may be familiar with the recent bills (HR 875 and S 425)
that are currently in the process of being passed through the United
States government; however if you are not this information is quite
surprising. I am uncertain if all the information being passed around,
surrounding these bills are true, but the premise of its contents are
troubling. I have forwarded you an e-mail I received, which explains
the event further and gives suggestions on how people can help. It
would be an irreversible tragedy if organic food and heirloom seeds no
longer had a presence in the one of the world's agricultural
powerhouses.
We must spread the word in order to demand the kind of future we wish
to live in.

Let's hope it is not too late!
Enjoy the holidays and all the best in the new year

Danai Reynolds
President McGill Green Party

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Please tell everyone who wants organic foods.....

US House and Senate are about (in a week and a half) to vote on bill
that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING (bill HR 875). There is an enormous
rush to get this into law within the next 2 weeks before people
realize what is happening.

Main backer and lobbyist is Monsanto – chemical and genetic
engineering giant corporation (and Cargill, ADM, and
about 35 other related agri-giants). This bill will require organic
farms to use specific fertilizers and poisonous insect sprays dictated
by the newly formed agency to "make sure there is no danger to the
public food supply". This will include backyard gardens that grow food
only for a family and not for sales.

If this passes then NO more heirloom clean seeds but only Monsanto
genetically altered seeds that are now showing up with unexpected
diseases in humans.

There is a video on the subject.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epXNJNjYBvw&feature=related

And another one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeWVkTU1s1E

The name on this outrageous food plan is:
Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (bill HR 875).
THIS IS REAL, FOLKS! PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL CONCERNED ON
YOUR MAILING LISTS & CALL YOUR SENATE REPRESENTATIVES
TODAY!

Get on that phone and burn up the wires. Get anyone else you can to do
the same thing. The House and Senate WILL pass this if they are not
massively threatened with loss of their position.... They only fear
your voice and your vote.

The best thing to do is go to www.house.gov/writerep all you have to
do is put in your zip and it will give you
your congressperson and how to get in touch with them. When you call
their office someone will answer the phone, just tell them (politely)
that you are calling to express your views on HR 875.

Tell them your views, they'll take your name and address and pass your
comments along to the congressperson.

The following link is a list of the U.S. senators and their
contact info:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
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