So, two problems here:
I'm curious: as a civil libertarian, it's my sense that property the government confiscates during an illegal search should be returned to its rightful owner. Are you guys seriously suggesting that everything the government confiscates -- no matter the circumstance -- should become the public's property? I can't imagine that's the standard you want to live by.
Second, the first John Doe did not conclude with convictions of six Walker aides. Check the facts here:
http://watchdog.org/129408/walker-judge-john-doe/
It should be noted that this reflects a pretty narrow view from limited sources. Asks for no other perspectives and doesn't actually talk to anyone involved besides the hyperbolic rhetoric of a few. The Accredited Certifiers Association has a very different perspective. see it here: http://www.accreditedcertifiers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Letter-to-Secretary-Vilsack_5.2014.pdf
<p>Thank you very much for commenting and for sharing your perspective, Grace. I read with interest your account of the travails of drafting the organic rules, especially the hurdle of getting them approved by the Office of Management and Budget. What is your view of the current controversy over sunset review?</p>
As another organic pioneer who helped write the original 'much maligned' first NOP proposed rule, I take issue with just about everything in this piece. Please see my 3 part story on 'conflicts over organic standards' here: http://chelseagreen.com/blogs/gracegershuny/2010/09/23/conflicts-over-organic-standards%E2%80%93-part-i-history-of-organic-standard-setting-and-controversies/.
Thanks for keeping us up-to-date on this - not always easy to spend the time wading through this issue, so good, detailed and straightforward info becomes ever more important, and that info is generally not forthcoming from the mainstream press. SOS Save Our Standards!
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