Patents not copyrights, ogr8.
show me a case where one farmer was shut down based on this seed propagating into another farmer's field and the field was seized. lots urban legend. every case I am aware of is a contract case, with one exception. In that case, there still was a relationship with Monsanto.
If court rulings were based along contract lines, this would not be such an issue. The problem is when hysteria develops, which litigating attorneys LOVE and promote. Then you have half-baked legislation heavily lobbied for by one company-I ask you there should never be a law signed that benefits a small group for anything!! So the terrifying language in the Act, to me, is that the company is immune to these types of court cases. What a bad precedent. Because now, this law will be brought up every time a company is litigated against for other reasons. just watch.
But the seed issues are contract issues involving patented seeds. The farmers want those seeds badly. and so they agree to contractual terms which to most of us seem onerous to the farmer. The farmer does not have to use that seed or agree to engage contractually.

You are right about the gov't not wanting you to have your own renewable seeds. What few know is that genetically modified seeds are copyrighted. There have already been cases where a person planted non-gmo seeds and the next year had his seed confiscated due to Monsanto claiming a nearby crop from their seed fertilised the crop and now you are using 'their' copyrighted seed without compensation. They will also shut you down for using non-gmo because it 'poses a danger' of allowing rusts, molds and blights to propagate and possibly contaminate resistance bred crops.

For yourself you can probably get away with it...for now. But when you start trying to go commercial on any decent scale you better look out.

Nice, reasonable priced non-gmo Heritage seeds can be bought here still. http://www.mypatriotsupply.com/Heritage_...

Most everything you eat is genetically modified. Corn, Beans, Soy beans (which is in everything processed you eat practically).
What are your concerns? genetically modified plants are going to take over? or the opposite, will stop producing? The wheat you are using to bake with has been modified genetically for 10000 years. Adaptations for soil quality, larger seed , hardiness, one of the big ones is so that less pesticide is needed. I don't particularly care for for some of the adaptations which change the taste-such as a big beautiful strawberry without much flavor. But then, think of all of our apple varieties today.
We will always adapt. It is part of the process of evolution. The world does not remain static.
As far as the bill goes, just another piece of crony handshaking. the Monsantos will not have to do something that smaller businesses will most likely.

Actually, when this cold weather, thanks to global warming, is over, I will plant a patio garden.

A great way to reduce the population is the have them starve to death with full tummies. The only solution is to grow your own food using Heritage Seeds, which they don't want you to have. If you're in the city you can do some container gardening. Learn to can, dehydrate, freeze etc.