Voters
and FBI put on alert: Massive deceptions found in the No on 37
campaign, all documented
Campaign
supporters of genetically manipulated foods could soon find
themselves involved in a federal criminal investigation, related to
their own manipulation of voters in California’s hotly debated
Proposition 37.
7
November, 2012
Even
as ballots are still being cast in the battle over the measure, which
would require labeling for genetically modified (GM) foods, the fight
is taking an unexpected turn – straight into FBI headquarters. The
agency reportedly contacted an attorney for the CA Right to Know
campaign, in response to an official complaint filed with the U.S.
Department of Justice on October 18, which cited numerous, and likely
criminal, actions by the “No on 37″ campaign.
Opponents
of the Prop 37 ballot measure were reportedly caught red-handed
spouting lie after lie in campaign advertisements distributed in
recent weeks. In one advertisement – the one that’s now getting
the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – campaign
backers featured the FDA logo just below this direct quote: “The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration says a labeling policy like Prop 37
would be ‘inherently misleading’.”
The
only problem is that the FDA denies it ever made any such statement…
Woops. This means, as stated in the CA Right to Know official
complaint, that “the use of the FDA’s seal and authority for
political purposes appears to be in clear violation of criminal
statutes.” Though the FBI has not yet said whether it will move
forward with a formal investigation, the agency has referred the
complaint to the FDA for further inquiry. At this time, CA Right to
Know is confident the matter is “being taken seriously by all
relevant agencies.”
‘No
on 37′ gets caught in its own sticky web of lies
But
the FDA isn’t the only group claiming they’ve been misrepresented
in anti-Prop 37 campaign materials. In fact, the laundry list of
misdeeds appears to be quite long, even by the assessments of the
Sacramento Bee, the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury
News, who have described the group’s ads as misleading.
According
to a press statement issued by CA Right to Know
(http://www.carighttoknow.org/documented_deceptions) which has been
well and thoroughly documented, statements made by the National
Academy of Sciences, the World Health Organization and the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics indicate those organizations were also
grossly misrepresented by the “No on 37″ campaign, in the
official California Voter Guide. The Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics even went so far as to subsequently issue its own press
release to voters, expressing concerns over the misrepresentation,
and clarifying its position that “the Academy supports consumers
right to know what ingredients are in the foods they purchase to feed
their families.”
In
fact, the only group named on that voter guide list of opponents to
Prop 37 that really do oppose it is the American Council on Science
and Health, which is really just a “notorious front group for the
pesticide industry and climate change deniers”, says CA Right to
Know. Its list of documented deceptions goes on to expose other front
groups which may at first seem well-meaning and harmless – groups
like the “Coalition for Literacy” (formerly an anti-tobacco Prop
27 opponent back in May), the Cops Voting Guide (a man named Kelley
Moran who’s actual profession is “political consultant”), and
Californians Vote Green (whose website’s only help in determining
why they might oppose the measure is to “please direct inquiries to
Paul”).
But
who would pay for a campaign of such lies and trickery? Only the very
same organizations that have been pulling the wool over the eyes of
American consumers for decades. To date, biotech industry giants have
donated in excess of $41 million dollars to defeat the labeling
initiative. But no amount of “hush money” can hide the truth
forever. Whether Prop 37 passes at California polls on Tuesday or
not, Americans all over the country are already waking up to the
truth about GMO and reclaiming their right to know.
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