The organic community remains unswayed by either biology or history, however, and modern genetic engineering remains prohibited from organic agriculture.
Even in the face of rising opposition from pilots, air marshals, flight attendants, 130 members of Congress, several airlines and many TSA screeners, Mr. Pistole is unswayed.
The National Rifle Association, unswayed by Sotomayor's assertion earlier in the week that she recognizes an individual right to bear arms, announced Thursday that it is opposed to her nomination.