Monsanto Protection Act

A single GOP Senator apparently blocked consideration of an amendment to the Farm Act in the Senate.  Jeff Merkley wanted debate on repealing the "Monsanto Protection Act", but it was blocked.  Merkley said:

And what did this legislation do? This legislation, the Monsanto Protection Act, this legislation does something that I think most would find astounding. It allows the unrestricted sale and planning of new variants of genetically modified seeds that a court has ruled have not been properly examined for their effect on other farmers, the environment, and human health. Now obviously this raises a lot of concerns about the impact on farmers and the impact on human health.
But there’s even more. the fact that the act instructs seed producers to ignore a ruling of the court is equally troubling. It raises profound questions about the constitutional separation of powers and the ability of our courts to hold agencies accountable to the law and their responsibilities. I can tell you that this process and this policy has provoked outrage across the country.

 We should be outraged, hopefully the GOP is listening.