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Bill: GM labels
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Party of Telamon
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2122
Description[?]:
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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 allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:19:32, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the GM labels |
| Message | That's all food, since most GM plants send pollen long distances (eg. conola 5 mi) |
| Date | 23:24:05, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the GM labels |
| Message | eh....in a sense yes. But GM is severely modified. Like....replacing genes, or something. Stuff which religion can complain about. |
| Date | 23:35:29, October 06, 2005 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the GM labels |
| Message | I wouldn't have a problem with this! |
| Date | 23:59:48, October 06, 2005 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the GM labels |
| Message | No, GM is any lab alteration of the genetic code through means other than cross breeding. GM plants will crossbreed with nearby non-GM plants, whose offspring, when planted the next year, will contain traces of GM materials. Unless you are on an island and can somehow enforce a ban on imports then you can't say for certain that there are no GM plant materials in any product. That, and there is no test that can accurately determine whether a plant is genetically modified, or cross bred to produce traits. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 191 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 64 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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