[Egon]

That will require Wisconsin farmers to voluntarily participate in identification plans and to reject misdirected concerns that livestock identification is a Big Brother invasion of a farmer's liberty.

I'm surprised this sentence could even be typed with a straight face.

Regardless of where one comes down on this issue-- the fact that these two incongruent concepts were shoehorned into the same statement tells me all I need to know about the politics of the proponent speaking here.

[Calpernia]

That sentence jumped out at me too. She was probably eating 'waffles' when she wrote it.

[redgolum]

It is government speak. It is voluntary, but if you don't do it you will be forbidden to raise livestock. So by that definition, all laws are voluntary.

Next step, tag all new born children in the name of security, safety, and to "protect" them. The livestock protocol is only a first step.

[Terabitten]

That will require Wisconsin farmers to voluntarily participate

It makes sense to me. You either participate or you opt out - the choice is yours - however, you must tell whoever's running it what choice you make.