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I would support the expulsion of Steve King from the congress, <br>
but I would say it's highly specious to associate ethical vegetarianism
with<br>
the democratic regulation of capitalism, wto, nafta, bathroom breaks
for lettuce, etc.<br>
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Has Paul Mueth hacked your passwords?<br>
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This is interesting to me because 1) the Humane Society is a huge
organization with people everywhere in the U.S. and 2) they are
hardliners on protecting the power of the people to democratically
regulate capitalism, especially the conditions under which commodities
are produced. That's why they're "good on trade," and hate the WTO and
NAFTA as much as they should. If you think you have a right to know
whether the workers who made the jeans you're wearing had bathroom
breaks, if you think you have a right to know how old the kids were who
picked the lettuce you're eating, their fight is your fight. So it
would be a very good thing for humanity in general if the Humane
Society wins this fight.<br>
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<div>November 05, 2013, 10:25 am</div>
<div>Humane Society targets farm bill amendment</div>
<div>By Erik Wasson</div>
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<div>The lobbying arm of The Humane Society has taken out $100,000 in
online ads in its quest to get a key animal rights amendment stripped
from the 2013 farm bill.<br>
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<div>The ads, which began running Friday, target members of the newly
formed House-Senate farm bill conference committee, which began work
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<div>At issue is an amendment sponsored by conservative Rep. Steve
King (R-Iowa) that attempts to stop states like California from banning
goods made in other states based on the means of production. </div>
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<div>The California law is aimed at eggs laid by hens kept in battery
cages, and helped spur an agreement between the Humane Society and the
United Egg Producers to phase out battery cages. A smaller group of egg
producers and lobbyists for other growers, including pig farmers, are
behind the King amendment.</div>
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<div>The Humane Society Legislative Fund is targeting Sens. Max
Baucus (D-Mont.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and
Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Mike McIntyre
(D-N.C.), Steve Southerland (R-Fla.), Martha Roby (R-Ala.), <b>Rodney
Davis (R-Ill.)</b>, Austin Scott (R-Ga.), and Glenn Thompson (R-Pa..).</div>
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<div>In 2012, the Humane Society Legislative Fund spent heavily in a
failed effort to defeat King, whom the group views as its chief foe in
Congress.</div>
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Robert Naiman<br>
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Just Foreign Policy<br>
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