It's About Liberty: A Conservative Forum
Topics => Politics/Legislation/Elections => Topic started by: IronDioPriest on March 23, 2013, 01:06:09 PM
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This in unconscionable. How much longer will the American people let this regime continue with this kind of thuggery before politicians and bureaucrats start swinging from trees?
Obama EPA Illegally Hands Over Info on Livestock Producers to Extremist Animal Rights Groups (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/03/obama-epa-illegally-hands-over-info-on-livestock-producers-to-far-left-extremist-groups/)
NCBA and the National Pork Producers Council are both furious with EPA for handing extremist groups illegally gathered data on farmers who operate confined animal feeding operations.
NCBA said early this week it was notified by the EPA that the agency had been collecting information from states on CAFOs. The information was requested by extremist groups, including Earth Justice, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Natural Resources Defense Council through a Freedom of Information Act request and was given to them.
The information released by EPA covers livestock operations in more than 30 states, including many family farmers who feed less than 1,000 head and are not subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act.
“When we reviewed the information submitted by the states and released by EPA, we were alarmed at the detail of the information provided on hard working family farmers and ranchers, family operations including my own,” said NCBA past president J.D. Alexander, a cattle feeder from Pilger, Nebraska.
“It is beyond comprehension to me that with threats to my family from harassment atop bio-security concerns, that EPA would gather this information only to release it to these groups. This information details my family’s home address and geographic coordinates. The only thing it doesn’t do is chauffeur these extremists to my house. For some operations, even telephone numbers and deceased relatives are listed.”
The problem had recent roots in January 2012 when EPA proposed the Clean Water Act Section 308 CAFO Reporting rule to collect information from CAFOs and make it publicly available and readily searchable through their website.
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The problem had recent roots in January 2012 when EPA proposed the Clean Water Act Section 308 CAFO Reporting rule to collect information from CAFOs and make it publicly available and readily searchable through their website.
The bio-hazard worry is a real issue -- the environazi groups listed would fall, imo, under the heading of those who believe people are a scourge upon the earth so mass poisoning would be a feature, not a bug.
The problem is government at all levels "collecting" and collating as much of everybody's information as it can and once they have it, any and all of it is available via FOIA, unless, of course, its release might endanger "national security". winkwink.
I just finished reading the comments at HotAir re: CVS' invasion of their employees privacy regarding "health" details for insurance purposes and am boggled at how many 'understand' why this is necessary to control "healthcare costs". So, in order to get the purported discount, they comply with the wellness-survey bullspit, even though they're aware the information will eventually wind up in government hands.
Back on topic, I fully expect to hear of property destruction and other terrorism inflicted on these livestock producers and their families. It will be "for the animals".
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So, in order to get the purported discount, they comply with the wellness-survey bullspit, even though they're aware the information will eventually wind up in government hands.
Just get used to lying on every form. Yes, I weigh exactly what I should for my height. Be textbook all the way down.
Oh you weighed me and my number was wrong. My scale was broken. I went off my diet. I got fat.
F* you!
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So, in order to get the purported discount, they comply with the wellness-survey bullspit, even though they're aware the information will eventually wind up in government hands.
Just get used to lying on every form. Yes, I weigh exactly what I should for my height. Be textbook all the way down.
Oh you weighed me and my number was wrong. My scale was broken. I went off my diet. I got fat.
F* you!
Love that ::hysterical::