Bill S510: Videos explain threat

From: user 12185726
Sent on: Sunday, August 29, 2010 10:38 AM
The first video below interviews a small farmer who fears Senate Bill S510, the so-called "Food Safety Modernization Act", will shut him down because of the "devil in the details". The video below from Dr. Riba Laibow, Medical Director of the Natural Solutions Foundation, explains that the regulations would be prohibitive not only for gardeners, urban farmers, and small farmers, but also for all organic farmers. Some people have questioned where in S510 it says that it will be illegal to grow, trade, and sell homegrown food. The videos show that the bill can prohibit homegrown and organic foods without specifying them as illegal just by making the regulations so onerous that only large agribiz farms will be able to comply. Dr. Laibow says that this bill is the greatest threat to our health and freedom she has ever seen and minces no words about its implications.
 
Opposition to S510 is coming from across the political spectrum now as passage has suddenly become more likely in September! The egg recall may have been timed to help the passage of S510 which was defeated by public opposition last November and again this July and August. The bill may be voted on again shortly after Labor Day and unless there is massive email opposition, S510 is now likely to pass. Dr. Laibow says that several hundred thousand new emails will be required to defeat this bill again in September. So, please use the link below to email your senators today even if you emailed them earlier!  While several other prepared emails are available, the prepared email linked to below is especially powerful because it specifically references the egg recall and says that it is no excuse to pass the bill.
 
Please send the prepared email to your senators available at: http://www.votervoice.net/Core.aspx?AID=972&IssueID=22734&atid=17696&siteid=0&App=GAC&type=gac

Let's take this viral! Email your friends on Facebook or Twitter, at school, in your religious organization, clubs, co-workers, neighbors, family, etc.! 
 
Thanks,
 
Neenah Payne
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