Dr. Mercola provides a clear breakdown of the efforts by Monsanto, Dow, etc. to mislead you with deceptive claims, paid experts, and flat out misrepresentations of fact. Please read this article and learn how you are being deceived. PROP 37 deserves our vote. For you, for your kids, for this planet. Please VOTE YES ON PROP 37. Thank you!
http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Politics/Politics/prop_37_1029121119.html
It’s full court press time on Prop 37- Let’s just hear from the people! Read this: http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/letters/letters-proposition/article_0dc73e15-b2fb-5605-9f1a-f3d75556bd4a.html
California Voters – Please Vote YES on PROP 37
The idea that Prop 37 will spawn lawsuits like Prop 65 did is incorrect ( though the positives of Prop 65 have outweighed some of the mistakes in the language of the legislation). Let’s take a look at this ‘scare tactic’ that the no group is using to mislead you. Below is a comment in response to an LA Weekly article that was substandard in its research and facts – This comment is from a consumer protection attorney in the specifics of 37’s language.
‘The remedies which the statute allow are injunctions — to stop the
false labeling — and attorney fees and costs of suit for protecting the
public. The idea that attorneys will be making millions by bogus
lawsuits is another of Ms. Stuart’s outright misrepresentation. The
consumer attorney is paid if any only if he/she is correct that there
has in fact been mislabeling. If an attorney brings a bogus lawsuit,
then the Supreme Court has already said what the small business should
do to protect itself. I know because I was the defense attorney who
prevailed in this case to prevent bogus toxic tort lawsuits.
In Bockrath v Aldrich Chemical, Justice Mosk said that the attorney
may be disciplined by the State Bar and the defendant can use CCP 127.8
to shift the costs to the attorney who brings the bogus lawsuit. CCP
128.7 is quite effective for two reasons: (1) Dishonest attorneys know
if their lawsuit is BS and thus they know that they will lose if
challenged, and (2) Dishonest attorneys are greedy and do not want to
pay the litigation costs and attorney fees for either themselves or the
defendant business which they wrongfully sued. If the lawsuit is bogus,
it is easy to find an attorney to defend on a contingency basis —
which means the business does not have to pay up-front or pays his
lawyer only a small percentage up-front.
Manufacturers of carcinogens and other mega corporations out to rip
off the consumer have used this false specter of a flood of shake-down
lawsuit to stop most of California consumer protection statutes. That
is why consumers who tried to stop the massive frauds in the home
mortgage market in 2005 and 2006 were unable to do anything.
Irresponsible journalists like Ms. Stuart had convinced people to
decimate California’s Unfair Business Practices Law so Countrywide and
other corrupt mortgage lenders could continue to flood the international
mortgage market with defective securitized mortgages culminating in the
Crash of 2008. There are real world disasters when the public is
disarmed in the face of predatory businesses like the Koch Bros, Goldman
Sachs and Monsanto.’
See the whole story and comments here – http://www.laweekly.com/2012-10-25/news/gmo-proposition-37-backfires-little-guys/
Please share the following link with as many people as possible. We have a right to know what is in our food. Let’s really see what’s up with GMO’s – http://knowgmo.org/
Let’s think about this. Six of the largest chemical companies are spending almost $1M per day to defeat Prop 37. That’s six board of directors and management teams ( a total of maybe 200 people ) trying to manipulate a piece of legislation that impacts the 8th largest economy in the world. Whether or not the safety of GM foods concerns you, the idea that we would let such a small group of companies ( none based in California ) have this much influence over our food supply should be a concern.
Support for 37 has declined a bit due to the negative advertising consumers are being exposed to. Let’s not let that stop us. On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 please cast your ballot in favor of 37. Please VOTE YES on 37!
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-prop37-food-poll-20121024,0,2778912.story
Here’s a fun public service message from Uncle Rush. See the video here – http://globalgrind.com/news/vote-yes-prop-37-russell-simmons-psa-video
Please VOTE YES on PROP 37 in two weeks!
The following advertisement is from the UK and produced by Monsanto regarding labeling requirements now required –
“Recently you may have noticed a label appearing… to
inform you about the use of biotechnology in food. Monsanto fully
supports UK food manufacturers and retailers in their introduction of
these labels. We believe you should be aware of all the facts before
making a purchase.”Exactly what is going on then in California? The lack of ethics exhibited by that company is absolutely amazing…and they want us to trust them? How?
No matter what rhetoric you are being fed over the airways, on television, in print, please do not let yourself be fooled. All we’re asking for is labeling so we can choose to buy foods that are GM or not. This November, please VOTE YES on Prop 37.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-michaels/california-prop-37_b_1979841.html
Take a look at this article which details the misconceptions and outright deception the ‘no’ group is using to try and mislead you. PROP 37 deserves your YES VOTE.
It’s clear how it works. If you wave enough money around, you can skirt the facts to try and sway public opinion. The opponents of Prop 37 have this history and it’s clear they have no ethics. Can people really live with themselves when they sell the human race short in order to make money?? It’s not a rational trade and it’s disappointing. Let’s not let fear and lies get in the way of providing a simple way for people to choose the foods they want to eat. Let’s label our foods correctly! Please VOTE YES on 37!
California Voters – You have an unprecedented chance to take control of your health by ensuring that you know what is in your foods. In doing so, you will provide the impetus for additional human trials/long term studies for GM foods and, in the mean time, be able to determine what foods contain GM foods so that you have the ability to choose whether or not to buy them. On November 6, 2012 please take the time to VOTE YES on 37 to ensure we all have this choice.
Here’s a good story from foodpolitics.com – http://www.foodpolitics.com/2012/10/pro-proposition-37-forces-are-getting-busy/
Please VOTE YES on 37 this November.
