In article . com,
Steve wrote:

On Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:27:29 -0800, Wildbilly
wrote:


Schmeiser was only continuing a traditional process of selecting seeds.

C'mon Billy, he purposely isolated RoundUp Ready plants and saved the
seed.
I have no _intention_ of siding with Monsanto on _anything_, but this
guy is no victim. He knew exactly what he was doing.

IF a farmer has his crop cross pollinated by a patented crop, what is he
supposed to do? He has lost his seed crop. Does he have to plow his crop
under, wasting time and expense, or find the patent holder and pay them
for genetic properties that he, the farmer, didn't ask for or want?
Legally, every seed that contains Monsanto's genetic profile, belongs to
Monsanto. Who pays for the loss of diversity? Who pays for losses, if
his customers don't want GMOs? Since my plants become Monsanto's plants
when they cross fertilize, who pays me for my loss?

GMOs should be grown in hermetically sealed enclosures, and the owner
should be fined if he lets them escape.

Bad laws, make bad citizens, and this one is a stinker.
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"When you give food to the poor, they call you a saint. When you ask why the poor have no food, they call you a communist."
-Archbishop Helder Camara

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