Florida House Republican Ryler Sirois introduced a new bill on Monday, aiming to make it illegal to manufacture, sell, hold, or distribute lab-grown meat within the state.
A liberal probably told him that lab-grown meat is a thing. And since it’s something that a liberal supports, GOP dogma dictates that they must act as if it is a scourge that is ushering in the end of the world and must be immediately eradicated from existence. Doesn’t matter what it is. If there is a single liberal anywhere in the country that supports it, the GOP must not only be against it by default, they must also launch a crusade against it.
I would expect to see this kind of thing pop up in states that depend on cattle. Florida has less than a million cattle in the state at any given time. There are 95 million cattle nationwide. The top 5 states all have more than five million cattle each. Nebraska, for instance, 4 of the top 5 exports are directly tied to cattle, and two of them are beef. The 5th is nuclear reactors, apparently.
Well, also ranchers tend to be republican and lab grown meat has the potential to end the ranching industry one day. Don’t know if ranching Is big in Florida though, I would maybe have expected a ban like this in Montana or Texas though.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody.
A liberal probably told him that lab-grown meat is a thing. And since it’s something that a liberal supports, GOP dogma dictates that they must act as if it is a scourge that is ushering in the end of the world and must be immediately eradicated from existence. Doesn’t matter what it is. If there is a single liberal anywhere in the country that supports it, the GOP must not only be against it by default, they must also launch a crusade against it.
As a liberal, I support breathing air and eating nutrients to stay alive.
I mean, it’s probably even simpler than that. Some cattle rancher donated $1000 to him, and that buys you a law that protects you from competition.
I would expect to see this kind of thing pop up in states that depend on cattle. Florida has less than a million cattle in the state at any given time. There are 95 million cattle nationwide. The top 5 states all have more than five million cattle each. Nebraska, for instance, 4 of the top 5 exports are directly tied to cattle, and two of them are beef. The 5th is nuclear reactors, apparently.
Well, also ranchers tend to be republican and lab grown meat has the potential to end the ranching industry one day. Don’t know if ranching Is big in Florida though, I would maybe have expected a ban like this in Montana or Texas though.
It’s very big here. https://www.drovers.com/news/beef-production/rich-legacy-florida-beef-cattle-industry