Will the Washington Legislature pass an “Ag Gag” law?
Probably not. But an Ag Gag bill — HB 1104 — has been introduced by the Factory Farm lobby's favorite prostitute, Rep. Joe Schmick. The bill is being cosponsored by two other Big Ag boy toys: state reps. Larry Haler and Vincent Buys.
“Ag Gag” refers to a law which criminalizes the reporting or photographing of animal abuse inside factory farms. The abuse itself is OK; you're just not allowed to report it. In addition to Big Ag lobbyists, these Ag Gag laws are being pushed by ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council), the same behind-the-scenes stealthbags that are trying to undermine labor unions in Sequim.
So far eight states — and they're all (inb)red states, needless to say — have passed an Ag Gag law. Presumably a majority of Washington legislators won't want to be associated with that category. According to the linked article, HB 1104 is so far reaching that a person could be fined and/or jailed for taking pictures of an orchard from a public road.
Even if HB 1104 doesn't stand a chance of getting passed, it's a chance for the three above-mentioned political skanks to reach out to the party base (see below):
“Ag Gag” refers to a law which criminalizes the reporting or photographing of animal abuse inside factory farms. The abuse itself is OK; you're just not allowed to report it. In addition to Big Ag lobbyists, these Ag Gag laws are being pushed by ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council), the same behind-the-scenes stealthbags that are trying to undermine labor unions in Sequim.
So far eight states — and they're all (inb)red states, needless to say — have passed an Ag Gag law. Presumably a majority of Washington legislators won't want to be associated with that category. According to the linked article, HB 1104 is so far reaching that a person could be fined and/or jailed for taking pictures of an orchard from a public road.
Even if HB 1104 doesn't stand a chance of getting passed, it's a chance for the three above-mentioned political skanks to reach out to the party base (see below):
posted by Tom Harper at 4:40 PM
1 Comments:
Oh? Is this the "freedom of speech" we were hearing so much about a week or so ago, after the shootings in France?
Is this that "open and transparent" government we hear so much about at election time?
Is the that government "of, by and for the people" we keep being told about?
I get it. Under our "security" laws, the government can monitor everything we do and say, and encourages us to tell the government of anything "suspicious" we think our neighbors might be doing.
But, we will be jailed for telling the government if we see a BUSINESS doing anything "suspicious".
Abuses in the country's food supply system are not to be considered a threat to the "fatherland"?
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