Guest guest Posted April 6, 1999 Report Share Posted April 6, 1999 Hi! I know we have just a few members in the Dallas area, but if anyone is interested, there is going to be some kind of a beef " Mad Cow " disparagement story on Fox Channel 4 at 5:00 (central time). The promo said something about " thinking about saying bad things about beef? Think again! " or something to that effect. I will watch it and let everyone know what it is all about. Beverly G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 6, 1999 Report Share Posted April 6, 1999 One of the most sensible pieces of legislation now pending in Austin runs only slightly longer than this editorial in support of it. It is House Bill 126, which seeks to REPEAL THE SO-CALLED VEGGIE LIBEL LAW. This law, authorizing potential " liability for false disparagement of perishable food products, " was passed in the 1995 legislative session. The law would be COMICAL if it had not let to a number of lawsuits, including one filed against Oprah Winfrey by more than 100 cattlemen, who accused her of falsely disparaging beef in a 1996 broadcast of her show. The law could be ignored if it did not expose people to legal troubles for EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF TEXAS FOODS. A public hearing on the bill to REPEAL THE VEGGIE LIBEL LAW IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY IN AUSTIN BEFORE THE HOUSE CIVIL PRACTICES COMMITTEE. TEXANS OUGHT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO URGE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO " PASS HB 126 " !!!!!!! I DID.....................MADSON BevAlso@... wrote: > From: BevAlso@... > > Hi! > I know we have just a few members in the Dallas area, but if anyone is > interested, there is going to be some kind of a beef " Mad Cow " disparagement > story on Fox Channel 4 at 5:00 (central time). The promo said something > about " thinking about saying bad things about beef? Think again! " or > something to that effect. I will watch it and let everyone know what it is > all about. > Beverly G. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Did you know that we add over 1,000 new e-mail communities every day? > http://www.ONElist.com > Explore a new hobby, discover a new friend, laugh at a new joke! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you have any questions, problems, concerns, etc... please contact Liz at LArmstr853@..., Pat at Ape826@..., Dolly at DBC006@... or Beverly G at Bevalso@.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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