From the Center for Food Safety:
Reeling from federal court decisions that have found approvals of several genetically engineered (GE) crops to be unlawful, a dangerous rider has been inserted into the FY 2013 Agriculture Appropriations bill (Sec. 733). The rider would strip federal courts of their authority to halt the sale and planting of an illegal, potentially hazardous GE crop and compel USDA to allow continued planting of that same crop upon request. Wrapped in a “farmer-friendly” package, the so-called “farmer assurance provision” represents a serious assault on the fundamental safeguards of our judicial system and would negatively impact farmers, the environment and public health across America.
In addition to being completely unnecessary, the rider represents an unprecedented attack on U.S. judicial review, which is an essential element of U.S. law and provides a critical check on government decisions that may negatively impact human health, the environment or livelihoods. Congress should not meddle with the fundamental principles of our Constitution – the separation of powers and the checks and balances among the three branches of government.
See also:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_25711.cfm
and
http://rt.com/usa/news/monsanto-bill-immunity-court-862/
As our correspondent so eloquently reports: “Yikes, are these guys crooked.”
