Ethanol corn mandates are not just useless. When people are starving, these policies make the problem worse. Much worse. What’s the number one reason we riot? The plausible, justifiable motivations of trampled-upon humanfolk to fight back are many—poverty, oppression, disenfranchisement, etc—but the big one is more primal than any of the above. It’s hunger, plain [...]
Sep 14, 2012 | Categories:Commentary | Tags: food freedom, Government, Sustainable Energy |
Back in March, the town of Sedgwick, Maine courageously voted to nullify certain unconstituional federal regulations dealing with local food production. The ordinance was passed in response to S.510, the odious Food Safety and Modernization Act, written by agricorps like Monsanto to put their smaller competitors out of business, and passed by Congress under the cover [...]
May 10, 2011 | Categories:Big Government, Constitution, Federalism, Government, Liberty, Nullification, Sovereignty Movement | Tags: 10th Amendment, food freedom, Nullification, Power |
Though many living in New England today might be loathe to admit it, there is a long history of nullification being used in the region to defy unconstitutional federal edicts. This week, the town of Sedgwick, Maine voted to carry on that proud tradition by nullifying certain federal agricultural regulations. They did so through what might be the [...]
Mar 10, 2011 | Categories:Announcements, Big Brother, Big Government, Commentary, Constitution, Delegated Powers, Drug War, Economics, Federalism, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, Government, Judiciary, Law, Liberty, Nullification, Originalism, Sovereignty Movement, State Sovereignty | Tags: 10th Amendment, 10th Amendment Movement, Decentralization, Enumerated Powers, food freedom, Nullification |
EPA to World’s Hungry: “Let Them Eat Cake”
Ethanol corn mandates are not just useless. When people are starving, these policies make the problem worse. Much worse. What’s the number one reason we riot? The plausible, justifiable motivations of trampled-upon humanfolk to fight back are many—poverty, oppression, disenfranchisement, etc—but the big one is more primal than any of the above. It’s hunger, plain [...]
Sep 14, 2012 | Categories:Commentary | Tags: food freedom, Government, Sustainable Energy | 1 Comment »