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Personal comment by John Wilson 

 Compassion vs. Rule of Law

Somebody, somewhere, with the initials FDA needs to at least apologize to the Florida tomato growers for the agony and economic trauma they were put through because of the "political correctness" demonstrated by this government agency. Yet, even now, it appears the culprit that has caused over 1200 to become ill with salmonella in the United States wasn't tomatoes at all, but instead it was jalapeno peppers imported from Mexico. The FDA still is covering their behinds by claiming it may have been both. Nobody with authority wants to look at the obvious. No one wants to offend Mexico.

It would seem far too many of our agencies and those in authority have been indoctrinated into the "Mexicanation" of the United States. Our nation has for years applied standards and rules that have made us the healthiest, safest and most prosperous nation on earth. Now it would seem we are willing to throw those standards out the window by allowing millions to circumvent those very rules we have established for our citizens.

Diseases such as tuberculosis and measles have recently been in the news; and why not, when millions are allowed to assimilate into our society without any regulations or inspection for communicable diseases. Now if this can happen, why couldn't food and supplies that are contaminated also be able to make there way across the border? This, quite possibly, is only the beginning of many health issues facing the United States…

 

 

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