This Week in the Iowa Legislature: Tipping Point for a Ravaged EarthBy Eileen Dannemann, National Coalition of Organized Women
The Tipping Point
Tuesday, March 15th
Steps of the Des Moines State Capitol
10:00am sharp
In the Iowa legislature this week: Genetically Engineered Foods, Seeds, and Cloned Animals unlabeled at the consumer level.
The Biogate Conspiracy: It’s on the fast track.
The word has come down from the highest government authority, sent through Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack’s channels, that under no circumstances should Iowa HF 202 (amended to HF 642) and SBS 1144 (now SF 259) be stopped. Through this bill, activated in 22 other states, the US, via its partnership with the Biotech Industry (Biopharmaceutical industrial complex), is finalizing their acreage conversion plan that seeks totalitarian control of production. This is the last hurrah in Iowa to safeguard organic and sustainable agricultural, family farmers and community integrity. This bill is aimed to sabotage the initiative in Mendocino and Marin counties in California to ban GMOs and will affect the outcome of bills all over the nation. If the bill fails in Iowa, by our efforts we will have affected positively the national movement to save the integrity of sustainable agriculture and consumer's right to choose. Iowa is the Tipping Point.
Seven years have gone by and CODEX, the lawmaking body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has succeeded in keeping the issue of labeling off the calendar. This has enabled Monsanto and friends to covertly convert 185,000,000 acres all over the world into GMO crops even in the face of great opposition by the European Union. Mexico has now fallen against its own wishes and the once pristine and diverse corn crops are contaminated.
Many, and perhaps the majority, of representatives in both the Iowa house and senate have their orders. But some are beginning to think that a totalitarian government is not what our founding fathers had in mind. Others are beginning to see a downright evil hand at work. Shocked by the temerity of the biotech industry to name their sterilizing technology the Terminator and the Exorcist, a few representatives have chosen not to follow orders. Monsanto, seeking to terminate the reproductive nature of Mother Nature Herself, has made many downright angry and suspicious of the source of this bill. It certainly seems that wheat is being separated from chaff when the choice is either to facilitate the bio-tech story by sabotaging God’s Law of Abundance through the Terminator and the Exorcist or to stand up for sustainability, safeguarding the sacredness of the seeds. Seeds are being genetically manipulated, privately owned and the quality of a free abundant reproductive nature and availability is being terminated for the express purpose of monetary gain, with no consideration of the land or the people. And this is being speedily processed by Governor Vilsack and perpetrated by our State government this week.
Inside the Iowa Legislature
Due to many brilliant efforts in the agricultural committee last week, discussions are now taking place in caucus whether to obey orders from the national and international hierarchy or to make considered decisions for the welfare of the State of Iowa. In the taking away of local control, the Iowa State Legislature is, in turn, losing their sovereignty as well. By falling in lockstep with the governor and senators like Chuck Grassley who, in turn, are being pre-compliant with the World Trade Organization, Iowa legislators see themselves as significant players; important and connected.
But some courageous legislators are trying to protect Iowa’s agricultural portfolio. They are trying to preserve diversity in an irresponsible system that has allowed Iowa to invest 90% of its soybean fields in biotechnology, a technology that has already proven itself to be dangerous.
The bill is being fast tracked through the Iowa house. The only place we can stop it is in the senate.
The key leadership in the senate is Senator Kibbie, Senator Reilly and Senator Fraise. Only an expression of outrage from their constituency would provide a legitimate excuse for tabling this bill against blanket orders to pass it.
We have the opportunity, Tuesday, to take a stand, witnessed by all, to stand up for Mother Nature. Every farmer and consumer within earshot of this message is asked to show up on Tuesday, March 15th. Be on the steps of the State Capitol in Des Moines, a hundred strong; men, women and children at 10:00 AM. Your presence and prayers will make all the difference!
Contact your state senator here.
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