Comments on Pro Libertate: The Regime's War on Food (Updated, July 25)

Wow that's so delicious.I used to drink that k...

2010-07-28T03:13:25.161-06:00

Wow that's so delicious.I used to drink that kind of milk before but it stop me because i'm lactose intolerant.More power to your diary farm.

Thanks, J.P. -- and I've certainly been worse ...

2010-07-27T09:51:12.512-06:00

Thanks, J.P. -- and I've certainly been worse things than a liberal!

Good job, Will, and a real eye-opener. We'll m...

2010-07-27T09:28:36.188-06:00

Good job, Will, and a real eye-opener. We'll make a liberal out of you, yet.

W.G. and commenters, found this article at an onli...

2010-07-27T02:33:33.075-06:00

W.G. and commenters, found this article at an online news aggregator http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-raw-food-raid-20100725,0,4951907.story

Great post Mr. Grigg, I see no difference at all b...

2010-07-26T15:20:35.161-06:00

Great post Mr. Grigg, I see no difference at all between how the state does these sorts of things throught licensing and permits and the mafia shaking people down for protection money.

Have to have your guns drawn when dealing with raw...

2010-07-26T14:55:37.934-06:00

Have to have your guns drawn when dealing with raw milk producers. Either that or look like an "udder" fool! Were they afraid of being sprayed in the face by, in their twisted lexicon, what they consider a bio-hazard? Are we to be viewed as disgruntled "insurgents" on the food front?

...and yes, the wankers in government-issued costu...

2010-07-26T13:07:29.555-06:00

...and yes, the wankers in government-issued costumes did enter the establishment with their guns drawn.

Too bad the wankers don't have their guns drawn when they do their real wanking.

UkraineFamine Can't happen here? The 2001 de...

2010-07-26T12:47:19.852-06:00

UkraineFamine

Can't happen here? The 2001 destruction of 6 1/2 million healthy cloven hooved animals owned by the small farmers of England was a 'test run'.

Both 'outbreaks' of foot&mouth originated in government operated livestock disease laboratories situated in the midst of privately owned parcels of farmland grazed by small flocks & herds.

“Food is a weapon,” said Maxim Litvinov, Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs.

Bertram Wolfe, a founder of the Communist Party USA was shocked, “The peasantry fought for its life with fowling pieces and pitchforks. Uprisings embraced whole regions. Villages were surrounded and laid waste. Districts were stripped of their stocks of grain and seed, then cordoned off to die of famine and plague.”

Soviet Communist Party Central Committee member Khatayevich:
“A ruthless struggle is going on between the peasantry and our regime… It took a famine to show them who is master here. It has cost millions of lives, but the collective farm system is here to stay. We’ve won the war.”

“Famine was quite deliberately employed as an instrument of national policy, as the last means of breaking the resistance of the peasantry to the new system where they are divorced from personal ownership of the land and obligated to work on the conditions which the state may demand from them...”—William H. Chamberlin, British correspondent.

As a volunteer on a New Hampshire farm that produc...

2010-07-26T10:14:31.651-06:00

As a volunteer on a New Hampshire farm that produces and sells raw milk, this topic is very near to my heart. There is one local bright spot in the darkness: As of this year, NH raw milk producers can now sell up to 20 gallons per day without falling under the state's regulatory umbrella. Previously, anyone selling more than 5 gallons a day was subject to regulation.

It's a small step, but it's still heartening to live in a state that's rolling back regulations on raw food while others are clamping down. Hopefully we can continue in this direction and lead the way for liberty lovers in other states.

As the economy suffocates and states go bankrupt t...

2010-07-25T23:20:56.826-06:00

As the economy suffocates and states go bankrupt these alphabet soup tax trough feeders will be more zealous than ever to justify their worthless and useless existence. Have you heard the story of the orchid importer in Texas who was raided by 4 cops in riot gear for the dastardly crime of permits not matching orchids. An informer ordered some orchids and the paperwork did not match so he was charged with making false statements to a federal official. How dare he make a false statement to a member of the technocratic elite! He must be made an example of.

I will consume what I want, when I want, how I wan...

2010-07-25T09:53:36.930-06:00

I will consume what I want, when I want, how I want. No one can force me to do otherwise.
If I eat/consume the wrong things, then I might die. I accept that fate for my personal freedom of choice.
Federal government be damned!

Mr. Grigg, thank you so much for what you do. If i...

2010-07-25T09:48:44.947-06:00

Mr. Grigg, thank you so much for what you do. If inly more people in this country would grow a pair and openly defy the regime, we might actually find ourselves Free again.

I'm going cow shopping....

The sociopathic busy body's work is NEVER done...

2010-07-25T09:38:10.269-06:00

The sociopathic busy body's work is NEVER done! I intend to simply ignore these fools. They are greatly outnumbered, the people just need to wake up to that fact. Peaceful non-compliance can work, if we stick together.

We have finally reached the point where all things...

2010-07-24T23:54:16.393-06:00

We have finally reached the point where all things not mandatory are prohibited.

Large scale government subsidized dairy farms (as distinguished from raw milk producers) are some of the most economically protected enterprises in America. No dairy imports are allowed - even cheese toppings for pizza. A large tax-feeding dairy farm a few miles from me has so far received a million dollars in subsidies! The system is pure mercantilism with one of the primary goals keeping prices as high as possible. Can you imagine if government did the same for all products? Needless to say, few in government have read Adam Smith.

If government was truly concerned about our health it would get its grasping paws out of our pockets and stop limiting our choices as consumers. If one becomes sick from eating or drinking something justice can be obtained through the courts. We do not dozens of regulatory agencies micromanaging affairs for what is essentially the benefit of politically influential producers within any industry.

Our milk cow will calve soon, and we'll have l...

2010-07-24T20:39:37.628-06:00

Our milk cow will calve soon, and we'll have lots of fresh milk. Until we got her, we bought raw grass fed milk behind the health food store where every bottle had to be labeled "For Pet Consumption Only" as per Fascist Florida "Law"

Yes, in this once great country of amerika you can...

2010-07-24T19:05:05.477-06:00

Yes, in this once great country of amerika you can't even wipe your butt without paying a tribute (you do pay tax on TP after all).

Fortunately, not too far down the road from Will we still have farmer's markets where the governor doesn't get a cut and raw milk is available (though milk no longer agrees with me much, which sucks because I like ice cream). Gotta love those evil black markets . . .

In Male Fide
Sic Semper Tyrannis

a. national health tracking number and database b....

2010-07-24T12:41:54.623-06:00

a. national health tracking number and database
b. 6000 man domestic army
c. abortion mandate
d. APGAR score for newborns
e. BMI rating for everyone
f. racial preferences for healthcare professionals
g. cost of one trillion dollars and only 90% insured by 2020
h. IMAB as the ultimate arbiter of cost, quality, quantity of healthcare
i. track and tax bullion transactions
j. home visitation for families with children or expecting children

"The chief concern expressed here was not for...

2010-07-24T02:31:44.701-06:00

"The chief concern expressed here was not for the health and well-being of the public, but rather regret over the loss of an opportunity to exploit suffering in order to restrict the freedom of others."

"Ferris adamantly refused even to admit on record that he had sworn an oath to uphold the U.S. and state constitutions -- a refusal that is tacit admission that his oath was an act of public perjury."

These are great examples of your uniquely badass style of reasoning and argumentation. I can't get enough of it, myself.

When I think of this poor guy going to prison for ...

2010-07-23T21:37:38.884-06:00

When I think of this poor guy going to prison for advocating for raw milk I am reminded of that quote by Thoreau: " Under a govt. that imprisons unjustly the only place for a just man is in prison"

Living in Vermont,has both its curses and its bles...

2010-07-23T21:25:04.529-06:00

Living in Vermont,has both its curses and its blessings. The curses involve high taxes and few jobs due to a burdensome regulatory environment. However when it comes to agrarian issues the long arm of the state is fairly restrained. This is due in large measure to the fact the state has deep agrarian roots and over the last 40 years large numbers of progressives with libertarian tendencies have moved in. These people tend to be very involved politically and tend to be very "free market minded" when it comes to the selling of farm produce. (On other issues these types tend to be died in the wool statists) Selling raw milk was declared legal, in 2009, by the legislature and shock surprise no has died or gotten sick yet by BB or TB.

Will - Great column. I appreciate the fact that...

2010-07-23T19:40:31.412-06:00

Will -

Great column. I appreciate the fact that your writings cover a wide variety of topics...some of which I am very unfamiliar with.

Your efforts are greatly appreciate. Keep up the great work.

Four legs good, two legs better...

2010-07-23T10:38:30.118-06:00

Four legs good, two legs better...

"All of this is dictated by the basic totalit...

2010-07-23T07:39:48.989-06:00

"All of this is dictated by the basic totalitarian formula: Everything within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state. Private food clubs, like every other association, simply have to be brought under state control, or destroyed in a fit of coercive benevolence."

Mr. Grigg another reason would of course be with further "regulation" if you harass enough raw dairy farmers and organic growers out of business we would be forced to buy more food from Monsanto, and Tyson and Archers Daniels Midlands who make much more generous campaign donations to the regime than local farmers.

Ironic how the health Nazi's in the FDA want e...

2010-07-23T01:47:10.368-06:00

Ironic how the health Nazi's in the FDA want everything under their control and still can't keep things "safe". Remember the incident at the peanut processing plant and how contaminated goods managed to escape? Was this plant and its products not inspected by the USDA? And how is it that this "inspected" plant managed to ship contaminated goods? Where were the inspectors? Were they asleep at the time or taking their bribes to look the other way? They clearly failed but you hear nary a peep if anything about that.

Carlin is one of my heroes. I miss you George. Yes...

2010-07-23T01:40:22.579-06:00

Carlin is one of my heroes. I miss you George. Yes W.G. hidden away in the Messiahcare plan of Chairman Obama is the tracking and taxing of bullion transactions. So glad the regime is going to micromanage my life during the great leap forward. Food is a weapon so clean your plate.