Representatives Want to Remove State Control of Pesticides
The American war between federal rights and states rights is as old as the Constitution.
The latest salvo has been fired by the House of Representatives, who want to pass a bill that would prevent states from passing stricter pesticide laws than the federal government’s. Curiously, the bill has been put forward by Republicans. Didn’t they used to oppose big government?
As with earlier attempts to restrict local labelling privileges, this strikes me as an attempt to set up a one-stop shop for lobbyists. If every state can have more stringent laws than the national government, corporations have to spread their funding efforts more widely. With a federal cap on restrictions, they can just focus on a handful of legislators.
Want your state to protect its agriculture? Too bad…if this bill passes.
