Perhaps I was short below.
There is an important element to the story I’m missing. A view that hasn’t been taken into consideration. There are vital reasons to block inspection of cattle for E. Coli. After all, what about the E. Coli? Don’t they have 4th Amendment Rights Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure? The cattle too? Aren’t they covered by ADA since it’s an illness? Don’t they have a right to be slaughtered and eaten?
No E. coli doesn’t have rights. Good thing, because tomorrow I plan on killin’ me some of them bugs. Need some yummy expressed protein they’ve got inside them.
[…] Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 in “Grassroots” Conservatives by robnesvacil First, the conservatives spoke up for germs because germs, you see, have no discernible mouths (let alone vocal chords or lungs) and cannot speak for themselves. Conservatives seemed to be telling us that the USDA didn’t really need to inspect as many cattle as they’re supposed to because germs like the Mad Cow Virus and E. coli have rights too and we wouldn’t want to impede on their rights to privacy, interstate mobility or, heaven forfend, profit. […]