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Bill: Agriculture Bill of 4566
Details
Submitted by[?]: Right Wing Nationalist Party
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: April 4568
Description[?]:
| Dear Senators, It has alarmed me greatly as the Food and Agriculture Minister the kind of abuse of patent laws that large agricultural companies do all the time. Large companies such as Solentian Growers and Solentian Seed Co. are taking regular seeds and plants and patented them. For example last year the Solentian Seed Growers Inc. sued a local coop for selling corn seeds to grow. They patented Corn Seeds!!! This bill will eliminate this from happening abolishing patents in the regular seeds and plants. The only patented plants are plants that the owner of the copyright creates himself. Existing plants or plants/seeds that have no proof of being created cannot be patented. GMO's are another subject I would like to highlight on. These GMO's are scary stuff, it is breaking the laws of nature and changing with the very things that God created. I find this also alarming and dangerous. Humans do not need to be changing plants DNA so that they grow better, that is what grafting and breeding are for. I would like to see this changed as well. Also, companies are putting Mercury onto crops that they later sell to people to eat. Usually, I am not for more regulations but this is getting out of hand. This is hurting farmers that are making a living off the land. Large corporations are taking patents off of things they NEVER created, then they are charging through the roof prices because they are the only ones who can sell it. This boosts capitalism and competition as well. Part 1: No one can patent seeds unless they were the first person to create this type of plant. Part 2: Companies cannot patent common plants, the definition of this will be spelled out in the court of law. Part 3: Companies cannot sue farmers and coops for using/selling their product unless they have firm evidence. Part 4: Companies cannot put Hazardous Chemicals onto crops that they are selling only chemicals that are safe by Food and Agricultural Standards. Part 5: Farmers and Coops are protected from being Submitted Respectfully Heidi Fjelstad Food and Agricultural Minister |
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: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:12:12, April 26, 2019 CET | From | New Democratic Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill of 4566 |
| Message | The Reform Coalition is deeply troubled by this bill. The future of food lies in genetically modified crops. If we are to avoid starvation, this bill must be defeated. |
| Date | 01:24:15, April 27, 2019 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill of 4566 |
| Message | Research in GMO is vital to the growth of the economy and food security. We oppose measures to stop such research |
| Date | 02:22:37, April 27, 2019 CET | From | Right Wing Nationalist Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill of 4566 |
| Message | Research is allowed in this bill. |
| Date | 06:58:10, April 29, 2019 CET | From | Republican Party | To | Debating the Agriculture Bill of 4566 |
| Message | Selling and using GM crops is helpful in the fight to end hunger. We support the usage and commercialization of GM crops. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 503 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 242 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe." - Edmund Burke |