Fresh Political View

There has been much said in the debate over Monsanto and their GMO  foods. Recently, president Obama signed the agriculture appropriations including the "Monsanto protection Act" as many have called it protecting Monsanto from prosecution if it turns out their GMOs are harmful to humans or the food supply. First off let's get the facts, HR 933 was a continuing resolution to prevent a government shut down. The bill included things like SNAP aka food stamp benefits ect.. If the government were to shut down this could have hampered troop pay and even effected Social Security payments. This is not for sure to have happened but could have been a side effect that would have hurt many people. So the bill had to be passed. So someone (supposedly unknown) added an amendment to the bill. No one for sure knows who, but was added in the US house by a member of the GOP from current reports. The bill was passed through the US house and the Senate. Then signed by the president. Be...

The battle for and against the decriminalization of marijuana has been raging for years. The idea has been gaining support from both sides of the aisle in congress as well as from every walk of life on Main Street. The fight would appear to be at critical mass with states such as Colorado passing laws decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis for personal use. Recently, Rand Paul (R-KY)has come out in support of decriminalization. Saying folks should not have their lives ruined due making such choices early in life. “I don't want to promote that but I also don't want to put people in jail who make a mistake," Paul explained. "There are a lot of young people who do this and then later on in their twenties they grow up and get married and they quit doing things like this. I don't want to put them in jail and ruin their lives." Paul said. The Senator from Kentucky makes a good argument here. Many folks who smoke marijuana are young and make some bad choices ...