Showing posts with label gmo. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

GMO ballot measure limits property rights!!

I’m very concerned about a proposal that limits our ability to determine how we use our land. Measure 15-119 on the May 20 ballot would ban the growing of GM crops in Jackson County. This proposal is a threat to our family’s and neighbors’ livelihoods and sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture everywhere. The threat to our property rights is equally troubling. Measure 15-119 gives government agents"emergency” powers to access private property and confiscate crops on the spot. No legal process or hearing required. This low bar for access to our land is, quite frankly, scary - See more at: www.capitalpress.com/Opinion/Columns/20140505/gmo-....dpuf