11-26-2013, 02:14 PM
The thing about those countries that require labelling... and I hate having to go over this again... is that none of them has the US Constitution.
It's very instructive to read the court decision that struck down the Vermont law requiring labels on milk from cows that had been treated with rBGH hormone. They said, basically, that there are many things a consumer might wish to know about the milk they were about to buy, like what the cow was fed, and maybe even what the cow's name was, but absent some compelling public reason, the government can't force anyone... individual or company... to share information they don't wish to.
More than that, when a label has been demonized, and given a negative connotation in the public's perception without any credible scientific proof, that requiring such a label is a volation of their Constitutional rights.
So can we please put this GMO label thing to rest now? Not gonna happen, even if a law gets passed. It's unconstitutional.
It's very instructive to read the court decision that struck down the Vermont law requiring labels on milk from cows that had been treated with rBGH hormone. They said, basically, that there are many things a consumer might wish to know about the milk they were about to buy, like what the cow was fed, and maybe even what the cow's name was, but absent some compelling public reason, the government can't force anyone... individual or company... to share information they don't wish to.
More than that, when a label has been demonized, and given a negative connotation in the public's perception without any credible scientific proof, that requiring such a label is a volation of their Constitutional rights.
So can we please put this GMO label thing to rest now? Not gonna happen, even if a law gets passed. It's unconstitutional.