When The Left Doesn’t Get It’s Way
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
While we might have been pleased with the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to give the United States Department the ability to move forward with selling bio-engineered, improved alfalfa seed – those who want the world to fit their philosophy of how things should be have not reacted with similar jubilation. Using their champions of greater government control, they are hoping to push through some type of legislative power-play to keep the Department from going forward with implementation, in spite of the environmental finding that was made over there being no impact.
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works to invent and implement a regulatory control system to force energy prices higher – since lawmakers haven’t authorized the action through a bill being passed – there was an effort from some Senators to regain their authority of making laws. It is interesting to watch the hypocrisy from this crowd of U.S. Senators, who voted to not restrict EPA from overstepping their authority, but in this case – when actual science and proper procedures don’t give them the outcome they want – they use their authority to threaten bureaucrats into submission.
I recently heard a radio commercial telling us how we should contact Nevada’s senior Senator to thank him for voting (on the wrong side) with regard to the resolution to keep EPA from implementing its own regulatory version of cap and tax. According to those sponsoring the advertising, the opposition to this over-regulation, intrusion from government bureaucrats were and are “special interests”. Isn’t it also an example of being "special interests" when you seek to force government regulators to ignore their own scientific evaluation and a Supreme Court ruling? Do you have to be politically incorrect (on the wrong side of warm and fuzzy) to qualify for "special interest" treatment?
It seems you have to accept that if you don’t fit in with the elitists, social-engineering crowd who want government to force you to see things their way – you currently aren’t allowed to have a point of view that isn’t “special interests” tainted. If you can’t win the arguments on scientific grounds or you’re your desired outcomes through the process of laws and rules – you play the Congressional card and vilify your opponents to achieve your objectives.
While we might have been pleased with the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to give the United States Department the ability to move forward with selling bio-engineered, improved alfalfa seed – those who want the world to fit their philosophy of how things should be have not reacted with similar jubilation. Using their champions of greater government control, they are hoping to push through some type of legislative power-play to keep the Department from going forward with implementation, in spite of the environmental finding that was made over there being no impact.
As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works to invent and implement a regulatory control system to force energy prices higher – since lawmakers haven’t authorized the action through a bill being passed – there was an effort from some Senators to regain their authority of making laws. It is interesting to watch the hypocrisy from this crowd of U.S. Senators, who voted to not restrict EPA from overstepping their authority, but in this case – when actual science and proper procedures don’t give them the outcome they want – they use their authority to threaten bureaucrats into submission.
I recently heard a radio commercial telling us how we should contact Nevada’s senior Senator to thank him for voting (on the wrong side) with regard to the resolution to keep EPA from implementing its own regulatory version of cap and tax. According to those sponsoring the advertising, the opposition to this over-regulation, intrusion from government bureaucrats were and are “special interests”. Isn’t it also an example of being "special interests" when you seek to force government regulators to ignore their own scientific evaluation and a Supreme Court ruling? Do you have to be politically incorrect (on the wrong side of warm and fuzzy) to qualify for "special interest" treatment?
It seems you have to accept that if you don’t fit in with the elitists, social-engineering crowd who want government to force you to see things their way – you currently aren’t allowed to have a point of view that isn’t “special interests” tainted. If you can’t win the arguments on scientific grounds or you’re your desired outcomes through the process of laws and rules – you play the Congressional card and vilify your opponents to achieve your objectives.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 6/24/2010 2:09 PM 
Categories: Agriculture
Tags: Biotechnology Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Categories: Agriculture
Tags: Biotechnology Roundup Ready Alfalfa
Well stated!
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