18 Mar 2006
The Right is Catching On

Never thought I'd link a piece on WorldNutDaily that I agreed with, but it seems as though the wingnuts on the far Right are becoming aware of NAIS. They even included a link to NoNais.org! They're getting afraid. Very afraid.

As they should be. But here's the real question: with the Left opposing NAIS too, why is the program still steamrolling ahead? It's a bipartisan issue, with its only support seeming to come from the bureaucracy and corporate agribusinesses. Makes you wonder who our Congresscritters are really listening to, eh? Well, OK, it shows you flat out who holds the real power in this nation. And it ain't us.

Reaction to the National Animal Identification System is shining a light on a growing problem that independent producers believe is threatening the entire livestock industry. Vertical marketing practices in the meat processing industry, combined with the industry's access to and influence on the Department of Agriculture and Congress, has the small producer against the ropes. The NAIS may be the final blow that puts independent ranchers and small farmers down for the count.

(link) [World Net Daily]

via TMN, who also runs an anti-NAIS blog at NoAnimalID.com

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