Hey Mr. Fusion, do you know any farmers?

Several. This is a farming community.

How many pie holes do you have to fill?

It appears just yours.

What do you know about Monsanto?

A little. It is a huge agibusiness company. They patent much of their seed and there is quite the discussion (but not here) about genetically altered foods.

I guess anything that smells like a conspiracy theory to you goes straight to the nutcase files.

Only when the evidence doesn’t match up. As in this case. People that believe right off the bat are usually gullible and naive.

Better living through technology, right?

Yup. My computer is faster and better than what I had 10 years ago. The same can be said for my car, TV, cell phone, …

It’s ok, I respect your opinion and your choice.

No you won’t. Because you want to believe this is a conspiracy led by Monsanto instead of just a couple of dissidents who don’t want to follow some government laws.

You are right. There had been the local rag with a story but apparently it is no longer available.

There story did not have the “storm troopers” or Swat Team. It had been just Agriculture Inspectors backed up by police. The story also mentioned that the local Health Department had tried to previously inspect the store and had been ordered off of the property.

Looking at most of the google hits, they are all the same story on similar type of conspiracy sites.

The whole story is beginning to stink. Now I’m wondering how much of what was confiscated was arms and ammunition…

Oh, and #6, cut it out with all the CIALIS spam!

So how the heck does the Ohio department of Agriculture decide to investigate something like this in the first place?

Probably because of the sign at the end of the driveway saying they were not inspected.

People are more aware than ever of the modern methods of agriculture.

Yes they are. They are also aware of the various diseases that food can carry.

Is it a coincidence that Monsanto has some big offices of their global seed group in Ohio? I think not!

Most likely it is coincidence. If this farm had of been in any State I am aware of, they would have been outside the law.

Another example of the true power in America

How so? Because some little pseudo co-op decides they are above the law it is Monsanto’s fault.

Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick, you people are truly fucked up.

I could care less what silly laws are on the books. It does not make it right none the less.

That is where you err. That is the law and this farm broke the law. They refused to allow the inspectors access to the operation to verify whether or not they needed a license. The law says ALL FOOD SELLERS, not just SOME. There is no removing yourself from society and only accepting the laws you like. Shoot, if you disagree with the law then get your elected representative to change it. But you always ignore the law at your own peril.

Guilty until proven innocent with draconian asset forfeiture laws.

Standard procedure when someone is caught with contraband. BTW, if the food had inspection labels then it wouldn’t have been contraband. It would have been the same if they had been brewing their own ‘shine.

If someone is worried about food quality it’s up to the buyer to demand proper private inspection certifcation papers etc.

Sorry, wrong again.

We tasked that job to the government because few of us know the nuances of food production to truly verify that some place is sanitary and is selling healthy food. It has been repeatedly shown that private inspections are not as good as independent, government inspections.

Get a life. Complaining about things does nothing. Run for office. Write your elected representatives. Get the laws changed. Staying at home, not voting, and ignoring the laws of the land is not the answer.

It’s in his benefit and the other Demon-craps to keep it just as is, so they can shove their nanny-state agenda down your throats through your already gapping mouths.

>>and you know what, they did the same damn
>>thing to the ‘Where’s the Beef?’ lady back in
>>the 80s.

Yeah, but Clara Peller lived in honor and dignity, because she was just what she appeared to be – a little old lady. (At least until she was fired by Wendy’s for saying that she had “found the beef” in Prego Spaghetti sauce).

Sam the Handyman, on the other hand, was a fraud, a scammer, a poseur, a phony, a fake, a three-card-monte dealer of the first water, lying about his name, his occupation, his income, his future plans, his tax status, and just about everything else that was up for grabs.

Come to think of it, he was a great spokesmodel for the Republicans.

>>Here you are basically saying that given they
>>belong to some militia they don’t deserve due
>>process of law.

Hey, who says them even belonging to a militia is “given”??

As far as I can see, it’s just a bunch of neighbors who buy and sell food privately among themselves, and don’t want to be burdened with the same rules and regulations as Kroger or Publix or any of the mass-market, open-to-the-public food distributors.

It just doesn’t pay to be a campaign mascot anymore …