The American public is being bought and sold, no exaggeration

We're being sold you and I--the citizens of the US--by our representatives in Washington DC and our own state houses, to corporations and no doubt in lots and lots of different ways. This is just one of the latest:

Monsanto Crop Bans by Courts Would Be Reversed in Bill

"A House of Representatives committee voted to let farmers grow genetically modified crops developed by Monsanto Co. (MON) (MON) and its competitors during legal appeals of the approval process.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture would be required to permit modified crops to be planted and sold into the food supply after the agency’s approvals have been invalidated by a court, under a provision in the fiscal 2013 agriculture spending bill approved by the House Appropriations committee today."

So rather than protect the American people, the public, you and I, our representatives in Washington, in the House of Representatives, in this case, are, instead, protecting Monsanto because, you know, there's all that money Monsanto can give our representatives for their "campaigns."

Nice, huh?

The Justice Department, the courts, nearly protected us but then the House of Representatives jumped in so they could protect corporate Monsanto, instead.

How does it feel to be bought and sold, America?

When are we all going to get really mad and see to it we kill campaign contributions?

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-06-19/house-bill-would-override-court-bans-on-planting-monsanto-crops