Posts by Tony_DeMott

Governor Snyder Continues His Attack on Food Freedom
Tuesday, May 1, 2012



"Voluntary compliance" is Orwellian double-speak used by Governor Snyder and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to describe the situation where farmers shoot their whole herd of heritage breed pigs out of fear of becoming a felon and being thrown in jail.

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Michigan Representatives who voted for CISPA
Friday, April 27, 2012

 H R 3523      RECORDED VOTE      26-Apr-2012      6:31 PM

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Invasive Species Order - Petition Draft
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued an Invasive Species Order outlawing heritage breed pigs on family farms.  The DNR has defined this order such that all pigs are outlawed and then carves out an exception for factory confined pig operations.

The DNR claims that there is a feral pig problem in Michigan, yet they are forcing farmers to kill pigs that are enclosed in fences and pens.  In fact only 50 feral pigs were killed in the wild during 2011, yet over 140,000 deer will killed during the same time frame.

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Reply from Senator Anderson concerning DNR raiding family farms
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Email reply from Senator Anderson concerning the DNR and it's invasive species order.  Recently, the DNR has raided family farms with guns to forcefully kill whole herds of hetitage breed pigs.

To learn more about this issue click here

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Governor Snyder's DNR Conspires to Steal Your Liberty
Friday, April 13, 2012

 

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RESOLUTION OPPOSING A MICHIGAN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AS REQUIRED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

RESOLUTION OPPOSING A MICHIGAN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AS REQUIRED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Passed by the Washtenaw County GOP Exectutive Committee at our January meeting

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court will soon rule on the constitutionality of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) which may make the writing of a Michigan State Health Insurance Exchange meaningless;

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Terminate SnyderCare Now
Saturday, April 7, 2012

Dear Tony,

Your efforts to stop SnyderCare are making a difference, but the issue is not dead yet.

You may have heard that House Republicans have stepped back from their plans to unleash National Health Care on the Michigan.

The latest reports indicate that they are now taking a “wait-and-see” approach, opting to wait for the court to decide before they proceeds with SnyderCare.

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Recording Police In Michigan
Friday, April 6, 2012

From Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:

 

Any person who willfully uses any device to overhear or record a conversation without the consent of all parties is guilty of illegal eavesdropping, whether or not they were present for the conversation. Illegal eavesdropping can be punished as a felony carrying a jail term of up to two years and a fine of up to $2,000. Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.539c.

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Governor Snyders Response
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Below is a letter from Governor Snyders Office in response to one of our members contacting them about their attack on family farms. 

 

From: Sachs Stephen (GOV) <sachss@michigan.gov>
Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Michigan DNR Invasive Species Order

 

April 5, 2012

 

Dear Michigan resident,

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Governor Snyder and DNR Attack Family Farms
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

 

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