Raw milk and civil liberties
CounterPunchPosted: October 10th, 2008 by Thomas L. Knapp
Author: Kimberly Hartke
“Our constitutional right to liberty is systematically being attacked by government agencies flanked by anti-competitive forces in the food industry. Nowhere, is this more obvious than on the raw milk issue. California Governor Arnold Swartzenegger [sic] recently vetoed SB201, a bill to preserve consumers rights to access farm fresh milk, while guaranteeing its safety.The Governor, who likely consumed raw dairy in his rise to stardom as a body builder, thwarted the freedoms of the over 40,000 raw milk devotees in his state. He ignored the will of the people in favor of the milk processors and the government regulators bent on crushing the raw dairy producers in their state — two of which are the most successful in the nation.” (10/09/08)
