Help “Unstick” NC Farmer’s Freedom Act from Committee
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been keeping you informed about a bill recently introduced by Representative Glen Bradley to nullify S. 510, the Federal War on Food. S. 510 uses a patchwork of rules and regulations on the food “industry” to throw America’s heartland under the government-subsidized corporatist bus as it crushes local and community producers of healthy food.
Representative Bradley’s Bill is H.B. 65, the North Carolina Farmer’s Freedom Protection Act. It nullifies S. 510 by making it a Class 1A misdemeanor to enforce S. 510 within the borders of North Carolina. Thanks to your support in contacting your legislators, H.B. 65 has passed its first reading and now has over 20 cosponsors.
Unfortunately, H.B. 65 is now stuck in the Agriculture Committee.
You see, even though the newly elected Republican majorities in the NC House and Senate quickly passed a bill to nullify ObamaCare in North Carolina, they’re afraid of the Farmer’s Freedom Protection Act.
Why?
H.B. 2, the Patient Protection Act, says that ObamaCare is null and void in NC, gives North Carolinians standing to sue Washington, DC over it, and instructs NC Attorney General Roy Cooper to join the 26-state lawsuit against ObamaCare in federal court. It does not, however, specify that enforcement of ObamaCare in NC is a crime.
H.B. 65, the Farmer’s Freedom Protection Act, goes a step further. It says that not only is S. 510, the War on Food, null and void in NC, but that any attempt to enforce it is a Class 1A misdemeanor. This interpositional language gives it teeth that H.B. 2 simply doesn’t have. That’s what has the members of the Agriculture Committee are scared.
It seems that the new majority in the General Assembly is eager to pass symbolic bills, but they’re not quite ready to pick a real fight with Washington to protect our food freedom. You and I know that when it comes to facing down the Obama Machine, that’s just not good enough.
Please call and/or email the below listed legislators on the House Agriculture Committee to tell them to support H.B. 65, the NC Farmer’s Freedom Protection Act! Tell them to pass it out of committee with a favorable reading as soon as possible and to bring it to the floor for a roll call vote!
AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
1. Rep. James H. Langdon, Jr. (Chair) – 919-733–5849
james.Langdon@ncleg.net
2. Rep. Efton M. Sager (Chair) – 919-733-5755
Efton.Sager@ncleg.net
3. Rep. Jimmy Dixon (Vice Chair) – 919-715-3021
Jimmy.Dixon@ncleg.net
4. Rep. Dewey L. Hill (Vice Chair) – 919-733-5830
Dewey.Hill@ncleg.net
5. Rep. David R. Lewis (Vice Chair) – 919-715-3019
David.Lewis@ncleg.net
6. Rep. Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. – 919-733-5778
Kelly.Alexander@ncleg.net
7. Rep. Larry M. Bell – 919-733-5863
Larry.Bell@ncleg.net
8. Rep. Alice L. Bordsen – 919-733-5820
Alice.Bordsen@ncleg.net
9. Rep. Marcus Brandon – 919-733-5825
Marcus.Brandon@ncleg.net
10. Rep. William D. Brisson – 919-733-5772
William.Brisson@ncleg.net
11. Rep. George G. Cleveland – 919-715-6707
George.Cleveland@ncleg.net
12. Rep. Bill Cook – 919-733-5906
Bill.Cook@ncleg.net
13. Rep. N. Leo Daughtry – 919-733-5605
Leo.Daughtry@ncleg.net
14. Rep. Phillip Frye – 919-733-5661
Phillip.Frye@ncleg.net
15. Rep. Charles Graham – 919-715-0875
Charles.Graham@ncleg.net
16. Rep. W. David Guice – 919-715-4466
David.Guice@ncleg.net
17. Rep. R. Phillip Haire – 919-715-3005
Phillip.Haire@ncleg.net
18. Rep. Bryan R. Holloway – 919-733-5609
Bryan.Holloway@ncleg.net
19. Rep. D. Craig Horn – 919-733-2406
Craig.Horn@ncleg.net
20. Rep. Dan W. Ingle – 919-733-5905
Dan.Ingle@ncleg.net
21. Rep. Bert Jones – 919-733-5779
Bert.Jones@ncleg.net
22. Rep. Jonathan C. Jordan – 919-733-7727
Jonathan.Jordan@ncleg.net
23. Rep. Patsy Keever – 919-733-5746
Patsy.Keever@ncleg.net
24. Rep. Paul Luebke – 919-733-7663
Paul.Luebke@ncleg.net
25. Rep. Darrell G. McCormick 919-733-5654
Darrell.McCormick@ncleg.net
26. Rep. Chuck McGrady – 919-733-5956
Chuck.McGrady@ncleg.net
27. Rep. Annie W. Mobley – 919-733-5780
Annie.Mobley@ncleg.net
28. Rep. G. L. Pridgen – 919-733-5821
Gaston.Pridgen@ncleg.net
29. Rep. Shirley B. Randleman – 919-733-5935
Shirley.Randleman@ncleg.net
30. Rep. Norman W. Sanderson – 919-733-5853
Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.net
31. Rep. Timothy L. Spear – 919-715-3029
Tim.Spear@ncleg.net
32. Rep. Joe P. Tolson – 919-715-3024
Joe.Tolson@ncleg.net
33. Rep. John A. Torbett – 919-733-5862
John.Torbett@ncleg.net
34. Rep. Edith D. Warren – 919-715-3023
Edith.Warren@ncleg.net
35. Rep. Jennifer Weiss – 919-715-3010
Jennifer.Weiss@ncleg.net
36. Rep. Roger West – 919-733-5859
Roger.West@ncleg.net
To help more, find your NC House and Senate representation at http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/RandR07/Representation.html and tell them to cosponsor the NC Farmer’s Freedom Act.
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