Maine Town Becomes First to Declare Food Sovereignty (3-11-11)

http://www.naturalnews.com/031667_food_freedom_Maine.html

"Local residents recently voted unanimously at a town hall meeting to pass an ordinance that reinforces its citizens' God-given rights to "produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods of their choosing," which includes even state- and federally-restricted foods like raw milk.

In addition to simply declaring food sovereignty, the ordinance also declares it a crime for state and federal authorities to violate ordinance provisions in any way. The law specifically states that "[i]t shall be unlawful for any law or regulation adopted by the state or federal government to interfere with the rights recognized by this Ordinance."

 

 

That can't be legal, can it?

Egon:

That can't be legal, can it?

According to whom?

Who says we have a legal monopoly!?!?  :)

The basis of the regulation of food, as I understand it, is the commerce clause.

"To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes."

If the produce is all produced, processed, sold, and consumed locally, the federal government should have absolutely no regulatory authority... as far as I understand the constitution.

Well, I meant legal according to the USA and the State of Maine.  I concede that the USA's restrictions on the production/consumption of raw milk are unconstitutional (and by extension illegal), but would the State of Maine allow a municipality to claim powers contrary to State policy and the State constitution? 

(Not that this really matters because the US doesnt follow their constitution but..)

according to the tenth amendment:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Hey, it's nullification. Go liberty!

EmperorNero:

Hey, it's nullification. Go liberty!

There was another thread recently where someone asked how to get out of Jury Duty. I'm absolutely shocked that the term "nullification" wasn't invoked.  That is the sure-fire, quickest way to get booted from a jury.

Nullification is probably the single most scary word for any judge/prosecutor.  The idea that people might refuse to render a verdict of "guilty" simply because they reject the law itself...  Gotta love it.