Thread: HR-2749: THE FOOD SAFETY ACT - THE PALE HORSE

09/14/2009

HR-2749: THE FOOD SAFETY ACT - THE PALE HORSE

by Mary Starrett
Constitution Party Communications Director

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It comes as no surprise that efforts are underway by the federal government to curtail our access to food. It’s not the first time those in power have used regulatory powers to limit rights to this basic necessity. The devastating effects of government control over food can be seen in Zimbabwe and all over Africa, in Southeast Asia and in Russia. The Bible warns us in Revelation that a pale horse, straddled by a rider called Death will decimate one fourth of the Earth’s population through hunger. And so, HR 2749 comes riding a pale horse.

It should also come as no surprise that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be the vehicle by which our food is limited.

If you’re impressed with the FDA’s track record on drug safety you’ll love how it all pans out when they’re in control of our food supply. Control is the operative word here because efforts underway in Washington will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to determine what we eat, where we get our food and even whether we can access the bounty of our neighbors’ vegetable stand.

Even BusinessWeek addressed the increased powers proposed for the FDA noting: “the FDA will have authority under the legislation to inspect the business records of food producers at any time, free of the current limitation that requires a reasonable belief that adulterated food is being sold.â€

We must fight this with all of our might.