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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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What does "language" mean here? Text?
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The bill, which passed both the House and the Senate on October 16, was a triumph of citizen involvement. Because of your emails, letters, and phone calls, and the hard work of a coalition of other organizations who joined together in this fight, we were able to wipe out the Monsanto Protection Act. The provision, which stripped federal courts of the authority to halt the sale and planting of potentially hazardous genetically engineered crops, was inserted at the last minute in a funding bill back in March by allies of Monsanto and other GMO companies, but it is now history. (If you wish to read it for yourself, Section 101(1) of the bill contains the repeal language.)
Sen. Barbra Mikulski (D-MD), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee who led efforts to repeal the Monsanto language, said recently, “My promises made are promises kept.” Thank you, Senator Mikulski!
The bill, which passed both the House and the Senate on October 16, was a triumph of citizen involvement. Because of your emails, letters, and phone calls, and the hard work of a coalition of other organizations who joined together in this fight, we were able to wipe out the Monsanto Protection Act. The provision, which stripped federal courts of the authority to halt the sale and planting of potentially hazardous genetically engineered crops, was inserted at the last minute in a funding bill back in March by allies of Monsanto and other GMO companies, but it is now history. (If you wish to read it for yourself, Section 101(1) of the bill contains the repeal language.)
Sen. Barbra Mikulski (D-MD), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee who led efforts to repeal the Monsanto language, said recently, “My promises made are promises kept.” Thank you, Senator Mikulski!
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I believe it's a legal term, or just 'legal lingo'. To most people it could just mean "text", "information" or "arguments". efforts to repeal the Monsanto text ,' Since laws and legal documents are open to interpretation because of the way they are written, the document's 'language' can be seen as the arguments or justification (or whatever) the writers wanted to convey.
- I believe it's a legal term, or just 'legal lingo'.
- To most people it could just mean "text", "information" or "arguments".
- efforts to repeal the Monsanto text ,' Since laws and legal documents are open to interpretation because of the way they are written, the document's 'language' can be seen as the arguments or justification (or whatever) the writers wanted to convey.
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I believe it's a legal term, or just 'legal lingo'. To most people it could just mean "text", "information" or "arguments".
'...of the bill contains the repeal text.)'
'...efforts to repeal the Monsanto text,'
Since laws and legal documents are open to interpretation because of the way they are written, the document's 'language' can be seen as the arguments or justi
'...of the bill contains the repeal text.)'
'...efforts to repeal the Monsanto text,'
Since laws and legal documents are open to interpretation because of the way they are written, the document's 'language' can be seen as the arguments or justi
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