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Republican's Constitutional Amendment Would Change How Americans Eat


Republican Representative Thomas Massie is spearheading a constitutional amendment that would change how Americans eat by prohibiting federal regulation of certain food products.

"The right of the people to grow food and to purchase food from the source of their choice shall not be infringed, and Congress shall make no law regulating the production and distribution of food products which do not move across state lines," the amendment proposed by Massie states

(sounds reasonable, doesn't it? or maybe not, read on..........)

Massie's efforts to expand access to certain food products comes on the heels of a legal dispute in Pennsylvania, where Amish farmer Amos Miller is asking a judge to allow him to sell his dairy products, specifically raw milk, out-of-state.

Miller has become a rallying call for conservatives, who argue that the farmer is a victim of government overreach. In January, Miller's farm was raided by state troopers after two food borne illness outbreaks in New York and Michigan were reported to have originated from his products. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office said E. coli was found in Miller's raw eggnog and ground beef and that other products from his farm later tested positive for listeria.


Now, this could be a political question. Or one of food choice. I have known people who will ONLY drink raw milk. 

Should the choice be up to you and me? Or should the government regulate what foods are sold across state?

"Each state makes its own laws about selling raw milk within the borders of the state," the CDC's website states. "In fewer than half of states, selling raw milk directly to consumers is illegal. In the remaining 27 states, raw milk may be sold directly to consumers in some capacity."

Yeesh, one could ask if the feds haven't gone far enough to stop potentially harmful foods being sold WITHIN state borders. Whatchathink?


additional trivia question, where is this image from?


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