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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Ah, it is *supposed* to be dead.  Congress told them to quit but they 
traditionally don't listen to anyone and they just keep on keeping on!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <eureka AT hctc.net>


> Bob, you are right, I try to stay out of political talk in
> general as I'm on the list to glean homesteading
> knowledge.
>
> From a food standpoint, and an egg farmer, I'm very aware
> of NAIS and how it's pushing small farmers around. But my
> understanding of APHIS is limited, from my friend in plant
> pathology research, not my field. Maybe I'm naive, and
> only looking at botanical proctection from the sense of
> keeping plant disease and insects out of the country. I
> suppose Homeland Security could involve the feeding of
> people, but then that should require agronomists.
>
> I see all of this largely driven by corporate greed of the
> Monsantos who have undoubtedly benefitted from NAIS and
> eight years of Bush politics. The last I'd heard the NAIS
> thing was dead. What happened?