But close, frighteningly close...
Posted on 10/10/2011 1:37:12 PM PDT by John Semmens
Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Patrick Fiedler ruled against families’ right to consume milk from their own cows. The ruling came in a dispute between the state’s Department of Agriculture and the families over how milk is to be produced, distributed and consumed in Wisconsin.
Fiedler rejected the plaintiffs’ contention that they had a fundamental and inherent right to consume milk from their own cows. “What foods may be grown or consumed is an issue subject to the discretion of the government,” Fiedler said. “Neither the state nor the federal Constitution grants individuals an explicit right to determine what they shall eat or drink. Consequently, the authority over such decisions is reserved to the state.”
The judge categorically dismissed the plaintiffs’ argument that powers not expressly delegated to the government were retained by the people under the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution. “A careful reading of the cited Amendment reveals that the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people,” Fiedler pointed out. “Since the states come before the people it is clear that the states have the overriding prerogative to act or not act on the matter. Therefore, if a state chooses to act its act supercedes whatever so-called fundamental or inherent rights the people may imagine they possess.”
That the plaintiffs believed that the state’s regulations endangered their health was also ruled irrelevant. “Whether the plaintiffs could incontrovertibly prove their belief that their home-grown product is ten-times safer than state regulated milk has no bearing,” Fiedler maintained. “The State’s authority is a question of law. It cannot be constrained, diluted, or modified by resort to alleged scientific proof or evidence.”
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ROTFL! Good one John! The headline alone has me laughing my @$$ off.
I *almost* reached for the duct tape. :)
Darn it John....you got me royally!!!
You had me with this one...
Great Job!
Darn, I was just about to print the article to show my wife so I wouldn’t have to eat the radishes she has been growing on our window sill. You almost made my day and now I am in deep depression. Maybe some rum (manufactured in a certified assembly plant) will help.
In a frickin' nutshell.
Scary good, John.
roflmao!!!
Good one! I didn’t realize it was satire until the end.
Good one! I didn’t realize it was satire until the end.
Good one! I didn’t realize it was satire until the end.
Neither the state nor the federal Constitution grants individuals an explicit right to determine what they shall eat or drink.
You know, that's true. However, the point is that the Constitution doesn't grant rights to the people. It grants powers to the government. If the Constitution doesn't grant a power, the government doesn't have that power.
I realize this is satire, and very well done. Nevertheless, even a satirical statement may have some truth in it.
Fiedler is quite clearly an imbecile.
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