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An Involuntary Spy Best Selling Book in Political Fiction
The promotion for An Involuntary Spy,http://www.amazon.com/Involuntary-Spy-GMO-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00GQPBLZ6, the first fiction thriller based on genetically modified foods, was successful, ranking it a number 1 best seller on Amazon.com.
"A controversial first book of its kind, An Involuntary Spy breaks all tradition with the genre," says author, Kenneth Eade. " There are spies, CIA, FBI and Russians involved but not in the way you would think. It also educates with a wealth of true information on GMOs."
According to the Atlanta Natural Health Examiner, "It could just be that this book breaks the real life controversy wide open. There are untold mysteries that may not be known for decades. Altering the foods we eat can not be done without consequences."
Critics are saying, "I loved how this book was able to bring to the forefront issues that surround us today," and "I had the impression that it will feel like one of those science fiction and action packed movies, with Russians and Americans fighting for more or less correct causes. How wrong I was!" and "An Involuntary Spy: A GMO Thriller" is a brilliantly executed suspense thriller. Author Kenneth Eade intricately designs a whole new brand of action packed political thriller . From the beginning to the end you are completely captivated."
An Involuntary Spy is the story of a genetic biologist, working for the largest biotech company in the world, who becomes entangled in a web of government corruption and fraud regarding genetically engineered food, and blows the whistle on his employer. As a result, he must flee the country as a fugitive, charged with espionage. The best seller is available now on Kindle for $5.99 and paperback for $12.00.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=best+seller+political+thrillers&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Abest+seller+political+thrillers
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BEST SELLER AN INVOLUNTARY SPY
There is a new, controversial book, the first political thriller based on genetically modified foods, on the best seller list one week in advance of its promotion on Amazon.com. An Involuntary Spy by Kenneth Eade, has all the elements of thriller: spies, CIA, FBI and Russians. It also contains true information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Critics are saying, "I loved how this book was able to bring to the forefront issues that surround us today," and "An Involuntary Spy: A GMO Thriller is a brilliantly executed suspense thriller. Author Kenneth Eade intricately designs a whole new brand of action packed political thriller. From the beginning to the end you are completely captivated."http://www.examiner.com/article/best-seller-new-book-blends-truth-about-gmos-with-spy-elements?cid=rss
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PLEASE SUPPORT MY NEW BOOK
My new book, An Involuntary Spy, goes on promotion next week. In advance of that, I need your help. I need to show downloads and I need reviews. Please download the book and, if you have time, write at least a 100 word review. Here is the link for the book on Amazon:
Here is the description of the book:
Seth Rogan was a shitty spy. Actually, he wasn't a spy at all. Just a guy trying to do the right thing. As a biologist for the largest biotech company in the world, he had a great job, and thoroughly enjoyed all the perks. But when asked to do some tests on the company's genetically engineered foods, he became entangled in a trail of corruption and fraud that he wanted no part of, but could not escape from. In a story so true to life it could almost be from today's newspapers, Seth, having bit the hand who fed him, is on the run from them, and the full overreaching strength of the United States government as a fugitive, who finds temporary refuge with an old enemy of the U.S. But his peace is about to be broken as he finds himself in the role of an involuntary spy.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Not yet promoted, but this GMO thriller has already hit the top 100 of the Best Seller List
http://www.amazon.com/An-Involuntary-Spy-GMO-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00GQPBLZ6
Friday, November 15, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
FDA doesn’t test GMOs
FDA doesn’t test GMOs: News, weather, traffic, events and photos from the City Desk at The Seattle Times.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
GET BEST SELLING BOOK ON THE BEE PROBLEM
http://www.amazon.com/Bless-Bees-Pending-Extinction-Pollinators-ebook/dp/B00EYOG02A
#1 Best Seller
Now also available in paperback
Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer, Grady Harp says, "this is a very important book and one that belongs in the hands of everyone who cares about ecology and the preservation of the bee population, and that in turn means the preservation of life as we know it on this planet."
Albert Einstein said, "If the bee disappears from the earth, man would have no more than four years to live."
This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of bees.
Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States government is doing nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse.
There is more to this delicate 100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees, who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we know it.
50% of the royalties of this book will be donated to Bee Bay, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of bees and the environment.
This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of bees.
Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States government is doing nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse.
There is more to this delicate 100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees, who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we know it.
50% of the royalties of this book will be donated to Bee Bay, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of bees and the environment.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Natural Cures Not Medicine: Lawyer: every GMO food is on the US market illegal...
Natural Cures Not Medicine: Lawyer: every GMO food is on the US market illegal...: Steven Druker is a public interest attorney who, as executive director of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, organized a laws...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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A.C. Haury: A Review of Bless the Bees by Kenneth Eade
A.C. Haury: A Review of Bless the Bees by Kenneth Eade: A Review of Bless the Bees by Kenneth Eade Reviewed by A.C. Haury Overall Rating: 5/5 stars Print Length: 119 pages S...
Thursday, October 10, 2013
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Exposing GMOs in I-522
Exposing GMOs in I-522: News, weather, traffic, events and photos from the City Desk at The Seattle Times.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
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French court lifts ban on Monsanto GM corn - The Local
Not good news for bees or humans. Monsanto corn has the genes of a bacteria in it that produces a toxin that disrupts the cells of insects stomachs, killing them, but they say it's ok for you to eat. What a company!
French court lifts ban on Monsanto GM corn - The Local
French court lifts ban on Monsanto GM corn - The Local
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Beestrailer
Trailer for Bless the Bees: The Pending Extinction of our Pollinators and What We Can Do to Stop It
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"If the bee disappears from the earth, man would have no more than four years to live" Albert Einstein.
This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why it's essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Natural Cures Not Medicine: Bayer and FDA Knowingly Exposed Thousands of Peopl...
Natural Cures Not Medicine: Bayer and FDA Knowingly Exposed Thousands of Peopl...: Natural Cures Not Medicine on Facebook: www.facebook.com/naturalcuresnotmedicine Bayer Sells AIDS-Infected Drug Banned in U...
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
New Kindle Book Shows Ten Things You Can Do to Save the Bees
"If the bee disappears from the earth, man would have no more than four years to live" Albert Einstein.
This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of bees.
Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States government is doing nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse.
There is more to this delicate 100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees, who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we know it.
50% of the royalties of this book will be donated to Bee Bay, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of bees and the environment.
http://www.amazon.com/Bless-Bees-Extinction-Pollinators-ebook/dp/B00EYOG02A
This beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us, what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as individuals, can do about it.
They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating 60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of bees.
Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States government is doing nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse.
There is more to this delicate 100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees, who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we know it.
50% of the royalties of this book will be donated to Bee Bay, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of bees and the environment.
http://www.amazon.com/Bless-Bees-Extinction-Pollinators-ebook/dp/B00EYOG02A
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Eco-Groups Challenge Obama Administration Over GMO Farming in National Wildlife Refuges
WHY SHOULD ANYTHING BE GROWN IN WILDLIFE REFUGES?????
Eco-Groups Challenge Obama Administration Over GMO Farming in National Wildlife Refuges
Eco-Groups Challenge Obama Administration Over GMO Farming in National Wildlife Refuges
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EPA unveiling new pesticide labels to help protect bees
FINALLY THE EPA IS PAYING LIP SERVICE TO ALL THE PRESSURE AND ENACTS SOME LABELING ON NEONICOTINOIDS. DON'T STOP THE PRESSURE UNTIL ALL HERBICIDES, PESTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES DEADLY TO BEES ARE BANNED!!!!
EPA unveiling new pesticide labels to help protect bees
EPA unveiling new pesticide labels to help protect bees
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
DOW CHEMICAL LOBBY FOUGHT IN EPA APPEAL ON NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES
Last month, I opined about the unconstitutionality of the
Monsanto Protection Act as a means for lobbyists to bypass the checks and
balances of Article III Courts. The
powerful lobby process of Dow Chemical is in the spotlight this week as the EPA’s
decision on May 13, 2013 to approve a new neonicotinoid pesticide ingredient,
sulfoxator, for use on crops, most of which depend on pollinators, without label
warning protection, is challenged. The
approval comes as the EPA is in the midst of a study on the safety of
neonicotinoids, which is not scheduled for completion for another four years.
The appeal, filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal on
July 10, 2013 by the National Pollinators Defense Fund, the American Honeybees
Association, the National Honey Bee Advisory Board, the American Beekeeping
Federation, and three professional beekpeers, seeks changes in the labeling of
the poison, whose class has been proven to be fatal to honeybees and other
pollinators and is the subject of a wide scale temporary ban in Europe that
went into effect earlier this year.
Honey bees are responsible for
pollinating 60 % of the world’s food
supply. “colony collapse disorder, which has been coined the "Bee Apocalypse: and the “AIDS” epidemic of
the honeybee, the extinction of which would destroy most of the world’s food
supply and cause a devastating economic meltdown. Neonicotinoid pesticides, such as Dow’s
sulfoxator, like its sister toxics; acetamiprid, clothianidin and imidacloprid,
are some of the most the most widely-used pesticides in the world, and have been
responsible for rising bee deaths since 2005.
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The EPA approved the use of
neonicotinoid clothiandin, co-developed by Bayer, in 2003 against the warnings
of its own scientists. Despite EPA’s
findings that clothianidin poses a major risk to non-target insects, such as honey
bees, and information from standard tests and field studies, as well as
incident reports involving other neonicotinoid insecticides suggesting the
potential for long term toxic risk to honey bees and other beneficial insects,
Bayer’s powerful lobby was able to get the toxic approved.
Studies have found residue of
neonicotinoid pesticides in pollen and nectar, which has resulted in the
elimination of entire colonies, as well as changes in the bees on a genetic
level. The toxics remain in the
biosphere for approximately 12 years, thus infecting new organic replacement
plants. It is the equivalent of
radiation poisoning for the pollinators, who continue to decline in massive
numbers.
Fortunately, some action is being
taken, but it needs tremendous grass roots support to overcome the powerful
chemical lobby in Washington. Oregon
Congressman Earl Blumenauer is proposing a bill to suspend the use of
neonicotinoids, responsible for killing over 50,000 bumblebees last month in
his state, which has reacted by a temporary ban on their use. The decimation
of 37 million bees in Canada this Spring is being attributed to neonicotinoid
pesticides as well as genetically engineered corn, the use of which has been
banned in Poland, where it has been conclusively been proven deadly to bee
colonies.
Four professional
beekeepers and five environmental and consumer groups filed a lawsuit against
the EPA on March 21, 2013 in the Northern District Court of California,
demanding that the regulatory agency suspend the use of pesticides clothianidin
and thiamethoxam. The case, Ellis v. Bradbury, et. al., Case No.
3:13-cv-01266-MMC, in its early stages, is scheduled for a case management
conference on July 26, 2013.
Last month, I
co-founded the non-profit organization “Bee Bay” (http://beebay.org ) to bring awareness to the decline in our pollinators,
and its potential devastating effect on our food supply and economy. The group’s first action is to generate a
petition to the US Congress and the EPA to enact a ban on neonicotinoid
pesticides at: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/717/194/918/ban-bee-killing-pesticides/
The Environmental
Protection Agency says its mission is to “protect human health and the
environment”. The time has come for the
EPA to take a good hard look at what that mission really means, and to realize that
it works for us, and not the chemical companies.
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST LITIGANT
“If the bee disappears from the earth, man would have no more
than four years to live.” Albert Einstein.
They have been in existence for over 100 million years, but
it has taken us less than 30 years to kill almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating
60% of the world’s food supply. Without them, the human race would face
starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has
been called the bee apocalypse by
Russia’s president, but it is worse
in the United States than any other country.
Since 1972, feral honey bees in the United States have declined 80% to
near extinction, and domestic bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic has been referred to
as colony collapse disorder, describing the disappearance of entire colonies of
bees.
Among the causes cited for this disaster of epidemic
proportions are parasites, the decrease in abundance and diversity of
wildflowers, insecticides and genetically engineered foods (GMO’s) that create
their own synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But one thing is for certain-- mankind is
responsible for the drastic decline in bee population and the United States
government is doing nothing about it. On
the contrary, the government has taken measures to make the problem worse.
While other countries around the world are taking action to
try to stop the bee apocalypse, such as the UK, which passed the Bees Act in
1980 and the European Union, who is moving to ban bee killing pesticides, the
United States has done nothing to halt the use of bee killing pesticides and is
actually encouraging the continued use of genetically engineered plants that have
been proven in our courts and others around the world to be dangerous to the
environment.
Monsanto’s Mon810 corn is genetically engineered to produce
a synthetic pesticide that has been proven to destroy bees and has been banned
in Poland. Monsanto’s GMO’s are no
longer welcome in Europe, and, as a result, the company no longer markets them
there. Neonicotinoid pesticides,
manufactured in the United States by Bayer and in Switzerland by Swiss GMO
manufacturer and pesticide giant Syngenta, are being banned in Europe for
massive bee deaths. But, due to the fact
that giant companies like Monsanto can buy themselves legislation to immunize
themselves from liability, don’t expect the United States to ban the bee
killing pesticides or plants anytime soon.
On March 31, 2013, the Senate passed the “Farmer Assurance
Provision,” which was signed into law by President Obama on March 26,
2013. The Provision has been dubbed the
“Monsanto Protection Act,” after the huge chemical conglomerate who makes the
offending genetically engineered seeds.
The Plant Protection Act, passed in 2000 (7 USC section 7701
et. Seq.), authorizes the Dept. of Agriculture to prevent the introduction of
“plant pests” into the United States food supply. Regulations classify genetically engineered
plants as “plant pests.” Persons wishing
to plant such genetically engineered plants are prohibited from doing so unless
granted non-regulated status by the Animal and Plant Inspection Service. In order to grant the non-regulated status, a
detailed environmental impact statement must be prepared by the federal
agencies responsible.
What the Monsanto Protection Act does is strip the federal
courts of their power to protect the environment by making any court reversal
of non-regulated status or a court injunction against growing plants that have
been proven to be dangerous ineffectual, at the request of any grower or seed producer, who petitions the Dept. of
Agriculture for an exemption. Hence the
term “Monsanto Protection Act” as Monsanto is the largest producer of genetically
engineered seeds in the world, and certainly footed the lobby bill for the
provision.
The bad news is that giant corporations throw giant money to
lobbyists who control Congressmen and Senators who are supposed to work for
you. The good news is that this
provision is temporary and there is a huge grass roots movement calling for its
repeal. So effective has been the
movement, that Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon (where non-approved Monsanto
wheat recently contaminated wheat fields, nine years after and 500 miles away
from Monsanto field trials), is proposing to introduce an amendment to repeal
the provision. Contamination of natural
plant life by genetically engineered crops, which are engineered to resist insecticides
and herbicides, occurs naturally by the process of pollination. The wheat crisis is being minimized by the
government, despite the fact that it could affect wheat exports, which are
mostly to countries who will not accept the genetically engineered wheat. The United States is the largest exporter of
wheat in the world.
You can be sure that the practice of bypassing courts by
custom designed legislation will continue, which raises the question of the constitutionality
of this practice. Courts must begin with
the presumption that an Act of Congress is constitutional, unless the lack of
constitutional authority is clearly demonstrated. United
States v. Harris, 106 U.S. 629, 635 (1883).
Does our constitution protect our environment from destruction and
guarantee us the right not to be poisoned in our own backyard? “A law that impinges upon a fundamental right explicitly or implicitly secured by
the Constitution is presumptively unconstitutional.” City of
Mobile, Alabama v. Bolden, 446 U.S. 55 (1979). Therefore, if the right to an environment
free from destruction is a fundamental right, there is some authority to argue
that the Monsanto Protection Act, and other laws that are sure to follow it,
are unconstitutional.
The prevention of the destruction of our environment has
been recognized internationally as a fundamental human right, and it is a
violation of international law to subject individuals to scientific
experimentation without their consent. “In 1955, the
draft International Covenants on Human Rights was revised to add a second
sentence to its prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment. The addition provided that "[i]n particular, no
one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation
involving risk, where such is not required by his state of physical or mental
health." Annotations on the text of the draft International Covenants
on Human Rights, at 31, U.N.
GAOR, 10th Sess., Annexes, agenda item 28(II), U.N. Doc. A/2929 (July 1, 1955).
The clause was later revised to offer the simpler and sweeping prohibition that
"no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or
scientific experimentation." ICCPR, supra, at art. 7. This prohibition
became part of Article 7 of the ICCPR, which entered into force in 1976, and is
legally binding on the more than 160 States-Parties that have ratified the
convention without reservation to the provision. By its terms this prohibition is not
limited to state actors; rather, it guarantees individuals the right to be free
from nonconsensual medical experimentation by any entity—state actors, private
actors, or state and private actors behaving in concert.” See Abdullahi
v. Pfizer, Inc., 562 F.3d 163 (2nd Cir. 2009).
The Ninth Circuit has upheld the prosecution of human rights
violations in other countries under the Alien Torts Statute for actions which
result in the destruction of the environment.
Sarei v. Tinto, PLC, 671 F. 3d
736 (9th Cir. 2011). It
stands to reason that the citizens of our own country should also have the same
human rights.
Moreover, to allow the executive branch (such as the Dept.
of Agriculture) to exempt persons affected by a court order or judgment from
the effect of that order or judgment is a violation of the constitutional
separation of powers. The separation of powers
into the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government is
fundamental to its survival and the preservation of liberty. These distinctions are designed to act as
checks and balances against each other and the lines between them should not be
blurred at the request of one individual or, in this case, one company, at the
expense of the protection of our food supply and our very survival. “Our federal system
provides a salutary check on governmental power. As Justice Harlan once
explained, our ancestors "were suspicious of every form of all-powerful
central authority." Harlan, supra n. 16, at 944. To curb this evil, they
both allocated governmental power between state and national authorities, and
divided the national power among three branches of government. Unless we zealously protect these
distinctions, we risk upsetting the balance of power that buttresses our basic liberties,” Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission v. Mississippi, 456 U.S. 742 at 791 (1982),
Justice O’Connor concurring and dissenting in part (emphasis added).
“The "concept of separation of powers," then, is exemplified
by "the very structure of the Constitution." Miller v. French, 530 U.S. 327, 341, 120 S.Ct. 2246, 147 L.Ed.2d 326 (2000) (internal quotation marks omitted). "The Framers regarded the
checks and balances that they had built into the tripartite Federal Government
as a self-executing safeguard against the encroachment or aggrandizement of one
branch at the expense of the other." Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 122, 96 S.Ct. 612, 46 L.Ed.2d 659 (1976).
"While the boundaries between the three branches are not `hermetically'
sealed, the Constitution prohibits one
branch from encroaching on the central prerogatives of another." Miller, 530 U.S. at 341, 120 S.Ct. 2246 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted).
Accordingly, the Supreme
Court has "not hesitated to strike down provisions of law that either
accrete to a single Branch powers more appropriately diffused among separate
Branches or that undermine the authority and independence of one or another
coordinate Branch." Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 382, 109 S.Ct. 647, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989). . .In cases
involving the Judicial Branch, the Court has traditionally acted to ensure
"that the Judicial Branch neither be assigned nor allowed tasks that are
more properly accomplished by other branches," and "that no provision of law impermissibly
threatens the institutional integrity of the Judicial Branch." Mistretta, 488 U.S. at 383, 109 S.Ct. 647 (citation, internal quotation marks and alteration omitted). "Even
when a branch does not arrogate power to itself, . . . the separation-of-powers doctrine
requires that a branch not impair another in the performance of its
constitutional duties." Loving, 517 U.S. at 757, 116 S.Ct. 1737.” Mc
Mellon v. United States, 387 F. 3d 329 at 342 (4th Cir. 2004) (emphasis added).
Congress cannot vest review of the decisions of Article III courts in
officials of the Executive Branch. Hayburn’s Case, 2 Dall. 409 (1792), Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc., 514
U.S. 211 (1995). Interference by the
executive branch, with orders of the judicial branch violates the separation of
powers. See Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997).
In
this case, not only is the legislative branch interfering with the powers of
Article III courts, but the interference also allows the executive branch (the
USDA) to set aside and invalidate the enforcement of a court judgment, order or
injunction. We must protect our courts
from this interference. They are the
only vestige of the government that we can actually reach out to as individuals
and who must listen to and answer us.
And they may be the only hope for the bees’ (and our) survival.
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