by Jon Rappoport
November 22, 2014

This is a stunner.

On Election Day, Maui passed a local initiative blocking Monsanto and Dow from developing new GMOs in Maui County

(http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com).

According to Ballotpedia (http://ballotpedia.org/),

the winning war chest in the election was, overwhelmingly, composed of contributions from five individuals.

Total? $55,000.

The losing war chest consisted of contributions from three groups: Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, and the Council for Biotechnology Information.

Total? $7,876,000.

I can think of a hundred things to say, but I’ll let most of them ride.

You decide what the lessons are.

Yes, Monsanto is now suing Maui to reverse the results of the ballot measure

(http://www.blacklistednews.com/),

claiming state and federal law trumps a county vote.

But check your cynicism at the door long enough to appreciate what it took for the citizens of Maui and the local SHAKA Movement

(http://www.shakamovement.org/) to shock the world.

Authentic hope and change? THIS is what it looks like.

Jon Rappoport