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Bill: GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: JDW Tukarali Greens Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: February 2509
Description[?]:
| GMO Labelling of our Food does not constitute an outright ban of GMO food. rather it informs the consumer whether or not the food is GMO or not. however labeling of GMO food is not one of the options given. hence GMO's must be banned so as not to use the public as a guinea pig for GMO research. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 06:35:16, December 25, 2007 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | GMO Labelling of our Food does not constitute an outright ban of GMO food. rather it informs the consumer whether or not the food is GMO or not. however labeling of GMO food is not one of the options given. hence GMO's must be banned so as not to use the public as a guinea pig for GMO research. |
| Date | 18:29:27, December 25, 2007 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | We'll oppose this 100% and yes it does ban it JDW. Your own bill states and I quote it: "ALL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PRODUCTION, SELLING OR RESEARCHING OF GM CROPS ARE BANNED" According to this, yes it is banned. |
| Date | 03:41:42, December 26, 2007 CET | From | Monacelli Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | we lean towards opposing. we would prefer to allow researching while banning the production and selling to mass market. this would allow for scientific research which could turn up a product which isnt harmful, etc. such as are done with pharmaceutical drugs. |
| Date | 05:45:45, December 26, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | We oppose entirely. Genetically modified food is cheaper, healthier and tastier. |
| Date | 14:32:34, December 26, 2007 CET | From | Shaman's Voice | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | The JUP is right |
| Date | 02:39:39, December 28, 2007 CET | From | JDW Tukarali Greens Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | this party cannot believe the Alice in Wonderland approach of the parties who find no possible harm in GMO's in their food. if they are so certain they can withstand scientific scrutiny, would they favor labelling so the consumer can decide for themselves. unfortunately that is a moot point since that is not one of the options the game allows. hence it boils down to "trust us, we are the gov." yeah, right. |
| Date | 03:04:18, December 28, 2007 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | This isn't about labelling at all. Labelling is a separate issue, which is decided by a separate law. Pursuant to a bill introduced by the NUA in 2464, and extended in 2492, the law of Tukarali requires all manufacturers to list genetically modified ingredients in their products. Perhaps the party proposing this bill should look into the law before trying to change it to the detriment of all our citizens. |
| Date | 21:56:24, December 29, 2007 CET | From | Greenish Liberal Democratic Socialists | To | Debating the GMO Labelling of our Food is Not Allowed, so Institute Ban bill |
| Message | We would have liked a compromise around: "Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed." |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 2 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 497 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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