We can start all the organic farms we want, but we can't stop congress from declaring pizza sauce a vegetable.

William Deresiewicz
We can start all the organic farms we want, but...
We can start all the organic farms we want, but...
We can start all the organic farms we want, but...
We can start all the organic farms we want, but...
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The phrase “we can start all the organic farms we want, but we can't stop congress from declaring pizza sauce a vegetable” is an example of how absurd some government regulations can be. Congress has the power to make whatever laws it wants, and people who work on organic farms may or may not agree with such restrictions, but they cannot stop them from passing new laws due to the fact that the new laws are in line with congress’s legislative powers.

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