| Consumer protection is an issue
that will grow in importance in the years ahead. By taking action now many
tragedies can be avoid in years to come. Animals know very well the
importance of tooth and claw - but our government can do with a reminder.
Americans have many fine and effective laws
regarding product safety and these should be vigorously enforced. However
in the area of food products more tooth is needed. Much more tooth is need
to:
Remove loopholes from product labeling
laws. If a food product contains a substance, the label should clearly
state that it does.
Simply and absolutely define the terms. If a food product claims to be "organically grown" that should
mean that no chemical fertilizers were used in its production - none.
If
a product claims to contain no genetically engineered ingredients, it
must contain exactly 0% genetically engineered ingredients - zero.
Make food labeling law violations
serious. Violators of food labeling laws must be both caught and
punished. To keep the safety of the American food supply a serious
matter - the punishment for violations must also be a serious matter.
Over time more Americans and more American
businesses will do more of their work over the Internet - more protection
will be needed there. Laws dealing with crimes committed via the Internet
need bigger claws. Very big claws are needed to:
Prosecute computer virus creation and
distribution as the major crime that it is. These bits of malicious and
disguised programming cost Americans and American businesses hundred of
millions of dollars each year - some serious jail time seems due.
Vigorously pursue and prosecute computer
hackers as the burglars, trespassers, vandals, and thieves that they
are. This game that hackers play has serious consequences for the
victims - it’s time the consequences were serious for the perpetrators
too.
Support an International law enforcement
body to prosecute Internet fraud and pornography where ever it is
located. No longer should criminals be allowed to sit smugly outside our
borders and perpetrate crimes against American citizens.
We must plan ahead - so we can have the
tooth and claws when needed. Now is the time to start, it will
Make America Better.
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