Petition to Rescind Title 7, Section 109, of the United States Code
- by: Ed Copeland, NO to NAIS Group and The American Small Farmers Union
- recipient: Elizabeth Dole, United States Senator, N.C., U.S. Senate, U.S. House, USDA, FDA, DHS
Whereas:
We substantially believe this Code; Title 7, Section 109, Subsection 8300, et al; to be Unconstitutional, as it’s dictates are direct violations of the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and under it’s implementation, the normal Rights of The Citizens of the United States would be suspended and thereby violated, and their Constitutionally guaranteed Life-ways and lifestyles as Free and Sovereign Citizens would be disrupted.
We further believe that the Code is unnecessary in the light of the near nonexistence of the very Animal Diseases it is designed to control. For example, There have been only 3 confirmed cases of BSE, (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), or “Mad Cow Disease”, in the United States since this TSE disease was Identified. Research has proven that the sole Vector of BSE, and like forms of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, is by direct ingestion of the malformed Prion Protein from an infected Animal, and by no other Vector. Research has, in fact, shown the BSE and other TSEs have their origin in Animals with a Copper deficient diet where Manganese is substituted for Copper in the production of Prions, causing them to be mal-formed and to take on toxic electrical properties which eventually result in the neurological symptoms associated with BSE, vCJD, and other TSEs. Further Research is being conducted in England and Europe regarding these findings as we speak.
USDA and DHS have also cited FMD, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, as one for which NAIS has been adopted. Yet, there has not been a confirmed case for FMD in the United States since 1929. Further, the Equine Disease, EIA, Equine Infectious Anemia, is already on the USDA Eradication List, and is the Sole Equine disease on that List. EIA is in a state of Control in the United States through required Coggins Testing, required Incidence Reporting by Veterinarians, and regulations surrounding the disease already in place and working.
We Further Cite:
That though the USDA and FDA have already regulated the Animal Feed Production Industry such that Rendering Plants must exclude Ruminate Parts from protein additives in animal feed, that this Regulation is neither broad enough in its definitions of “ruminate parts” nor broad enough in its scope and enforcement. In the Prevention of BSE, it is well know that the disease is transmitted by ingestion of the mal-formed Prion. It is also known the neuroprions circulate in the bloodstream constantly and the BSE prion is no exception. Yet, the FDA regulations allow the use of Ruminate Blood, and parts other than spinal column, intestines, skulls, and brains, to be rendered and used in the production of protein supplements for Bovine Feed. It must be understood that, in the European BSE outbreak, 157 people contracted sCJV—the Human version of BSE—from ingesting meat from infected Cows. It is, therefore, known that the Prion is not confined to the Ruminate Parts regulated by the FDA.
We also understand, from Meeting minutes and publication, the complete removal of Ruminate Parts from protein supplements used in Animal Feed would cost the Cattle Industry an estimated $72 million in profits annually, yet we feel that this is a very small, diluted industry wide, to pay for the prevention of BSE, as well as being a cost of doing business, and given the fact that should there be a BSE Outbreak in the United States, the loss would be astronomically higher.
Therefore, We, The Undersigned;
Hereby Petition the House of Representatives of the United States and the United States Senate to Act on the behalf of All United States Citizens to:
Rescind Title 7, Chapter 109, of the US Code as written and suspend and/or withhold Funding from same for any purpose. As the Code and Chapter stands, it places an unacceptable financial and temporal burden on Small Farmers and Ordinary Citzens restricting both free and ordinary movement, their Liberty, Freedoms, and Pursuit of Happiness.
Stiffen the FDA Regulations regarding the exclusion of ALL Ruminate Parts from the rendering process for Protein Supplements used in All Animal Feed. We further request that the Legislatures act to increase fines for Violation and failures to comply with said Regulations and to further fund enforcement of same.
Remove from any future USDA, FDA, and DHS Proposal regarding NAIS/NIS any and all Non-food Animals including Cats, Dogs, “Pet” Avions, Horses, and other species considered by the General view of U.S. Citizens to be “Companion or Recreational Animals”.
We further contend that the better part of “Food Security” for the United States lies in the Local Community and with the Small Farmer, and not with Agribusiness interests. It must be realized and considered that any substantial act of Terrorism, or Natural Disaster, will likely disrupt the National Transportation System, and therefore the flow of Food from Factory Farms. Therefore, the major concentration of efforts toward Food Security should be substantially directed toward the Small Farmer, rather than Agribusiness conglomerates who would be the most affected by disruption. Common sense dictates that the same precept is true in disease control, as the worst outbreaks always occur in the most massive and concentrated populations. We ask that, in the interest of the Health of both the General Public and the US Economy, that you consider the above when viewing new Legislation.
Sincerely, We Are:
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