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Oh For the Love of Peat!
May 7, 2008 | 8:02 AM
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Well Folks Gorebull warming ain't nothing yet, wait until the nanny nincompoops pick up on this one from Switzerland!  From the Weekly Standard an article appeared which was quite disturbing to this gardener.

few years ago the Swiss added to their national constitution a provision requiring "account to be taken of the dignity of creation when handling animals, plants and other organisms." No one knew exactly what it meant, so they asked the Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology to figure it out. The resulting report, "The Dignity of Living Beings with Regard to Plants," is enough to short circuit the brain.

and then a discussion of the moral meaning of this took place and an example was given:

The committee offered this illustration: A farmer mows his field (apparently an acceptable action, perhaps because the hay is intended to feed the farmer's herd--the report doesn't say). But then, while walking home, he casually "decapitates" some wildflowers with his scythe. The panel

decries this act as immoral, though its members can't agree why. The report states, opaquely:

At this point it remains unclear whether this action is condemned because it expresses a particular moral stance of the farmer toward other organisms or because something bad is being done to the flowers themselves.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articl
es/000/000/015/065njdoe.asp?pg=1

 

Well gang, I have some serious weed murdering to do in my flowerbeds today.  If I get arrested would you call my bail bondsmen for me?

 
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MoonOwl read my blog view my photos
May 7, 2008 | 10:16 AM

wow.... so that's what a country contemplates when they don't have to worry about war..

I'm not sure what to say 'bout that..

hehehehehe.... More Power to the Flower!

We use RoundUp here....
MoonOwl
mmustangg read my blog view my photos
May 7, 2008 | 10:29 AM

This from the country that gave us the Swiss Army Knife and the Swatch! Great thinkers those Swiss are. At least their cheese is good.

Moon,

The Swiss dont have to worry about war because they know the rest of the world will come to their aid should anyone take a fancy to their dairy cows!
michelled read my blog view my photos
May 8, 2008 | 1:07 PM

That one's tough for me to wrap my brain around on all levels. Who thought this hair brain idea up and why is it being contemplated if they don't even know what it means? What about the food we pick? Some plants have to die in order to harvest and they don't grow back. You have to replant. Loo, you've caused a headache, I'm going have to forget I even read this.
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Grew up in the good ol' 50's and 60's. I am opininated, sappy, sentimental and love my Country..but hate where it is headed (socialists scare the bejeebers out of me). I want to retire but can't afford to do so. Love the outdoors. Believe in right to carry arms for protection and sports. Married to a wonderful guy that knows the way to my heart is buying me a load of potting soil from the rock and gravel man.

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