Backyard garden police - coming to a police state near you

[Bald Eagle]

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[HR 875] & [S 425] The Food Police, Criminalizing Organic Farming and the Backyard Gardener, a Violation of the 10th Amendment


This bill is sitting in committee and I am not sure when it is going to hit the floor. One thing I do know is that very few of the Representatives have read it. As usual they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. Urge your members to read the legislation and ask for opposition to this devastating legislation. Devastating for everyday folks but great for factory farming ops like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few.


I have no doubt that this legislation was heavily influenced by lobbyists from huge food producers. This legislation is so broad based that technically someone with a little backyard garden could get fined and have their property siezed. It will effect anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it.


DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, READ THIS LEGISLATION FOR YOURSELF. [HR 875] & [S 425] The more people who read this legislation the more insight we are going to get and be able to share. Post your observations and insights below. Urge your members to read this legislation and to oppose the passage of this legislation.


Pay special attention to:

Section 3 which is the definitions portion of the bill-read in it's entirety. section 103, 206 and 207- read in it's entirety. Red flags I found and I am sure there are more...........


Legally binds state agriculture depts to enforcing federal guidelines effectively taking away the states power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept.


Effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic.

Effects anyone growing food even if they are not selling it but consuming it.

Effects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game.

Legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is.


Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with?


Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more.


Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the states power and is in violation of the 10th amendment.


There are many more but by the time I got this far in the legislation I was so alarmed that I wanted to bring someone's attention to it. (to the one person who reads my blog)


Didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people?


Last word...... Legislate religion and enforce gag orders on ministers on what can and can't be said in the pulpit, instituting regulations forcing people to rely soley on the government, control the money and the food. What is that called? It is on the tip of my tongue..........


Things you can do

Contact your members by phone, fax, or use the eWeb form on their official websites, and ask them to oppose HR 875 and S 425.

Senate http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

House http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.shtml

Local Elected Officials http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/?

Find out who sits on your states agriculture and farming committee and contact them with your concerns.

Continue to contact your elected officials and let them know your position on legislation and why. Get active at the local and state levels, this is the quickest way to initiate change.

[Raineyrocks]

Wow, that's just not right!  Thanks for putting this post up and I'll call the numbers you posted.

[doobie]

They want to ensure that when the SHTF that the government is where food comes from and not independent farms.

[Raineyrocks]

They want to ensure that when the SHTF that the government is where food comes from and not independent farms.

Right on!

[Moebius Tripp]

After careful reading of this, it actually isn't as onerous as it seems at first glance, yet.

It seems to be applicable only to those involved in interstate commerce of produce.

Though given the interpretation used by SCOTUS in the thirties, iirc, the interstate commerce clause was used to limit how much wheat could be sown, even if it wasn't crossing state lines, or being sold at all.

Ok, maybe it is that onerous.   

[Free libertarian]

 All I ever wanted when I retired to a modest country homestead was to be left alone...this kind of stuff infuriates me.  If you can't be left alone in the hills of Grafton, there really is no place left to go. I won't be complying with any of this bullshit and I will raise animals and have my own damn garden.
   
One thing I've done for several years is distribute or post flyers regarding the evils of Animal I.D. (National Animal Identification System or NAIS)  at grain stores, agricultural fairs,  farmers markets, bulletin boards at country stores etc.  While I'm not sure of the "garden police" bill contents the theme sounds hauntingly familiar. As the dots begin to get connected MAYBE some people will wake up.  A good website to check out for updates regarding Animal I.D. is NONAIS.org     
 
I do seem to remember some USDA reps getting "cow pied" a few years ago at a propaganda session they were holding to try to sell Maine farmers on the merits of Animal I.D.   I say let the sponsors of these stupid regulations and all that support them  eat shit.  Now what did I do with my pie tins? Hmmm.   

[AntonLee]

All I ever wanted when I retired to a modest country homestead was to be left alone...this kind of stuff infuriates me.  If you can't be left alone in the hills of Grafton, there really is no place left to go. I won't be complying with any of this bullshit and I will raise animals and have my own damn garden.
 

I'm with ya man. . .