Comments on: NAIS is the USDA’s Katrina

by: nick lecompte

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:24:50 +0000

i dont believe retail outlets,consumers,or restaurants demand I.D.,i know this because they dont even demand to know what country the meat they buy comes from. if they did they would be all over the USDA to lable the product that they are buying with a country of orgin lable so as to know. next time you buy meat from a super market or a food outlet ask them what country the meat they are selling to you came from,i will bet they dont even know or care. the next time you open a can of soup get the telephone # from the can call them ,ask where the meat product in the can came from,they wont tell you unless you put pressure on,put the pressure get a answer,it will surprise you.

by: S BARACKMAN

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:35:34 +0000

“I’m very cognizant that one size does not fit all and we are developing strategies to make animal ID work with each of the species groups,” adds Knight.

Hey, he has been reading nonais.org!

by: Rachael

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:28:31 +0000

I used this post to craft letters to all of my elected officials. I’ve only received one response by e-mail from one of my Senators - Senator Mel Martinez. I realize that this is a standard form letter in response to anything he gets about NAIS, but he seems to be firmly under the impression that everything the USDA says publically about it is 100% the truth. And he added the standard: If any legislation comes up, I’ll be sure to remember your views on the issue… Uh-huh, sure… Won’t stop me from sending letters though. This was the second set I sent this week, seven each time.

by: LEE

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:38:30 +0000

checking to see if premises identifications could be a requirement as a condition of sale, explains Knight. “We are checking to see if that would violate in any way, shape or form The Packers and Stockyards Act.??????????

Hey Knight,WHAT ABOUT IF IT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS,ever heard of them? you pathetic commie weasle!

by: LEE

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:25:38 +0000

Good point Gordon,this sort of convoluted “logic” seems to be a symptom of being inside the beltway,very few are immune and peterson is a prime example.Remember he took a lot of cash from big ag to get elected,so “they” probably “own” his soul,after all “they” got him elected so why the heck should he care what the “people” think? Bet if someone against NAIS slipped a few of these folks a cool millon or so they would be rabidly against NAIS,you know…….on moral grounds,…of course! :o

by: Gisela

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:31:34 +0000

#4, Bob please dont give Mr.Knight any idea’s of running for office.

I will have to “Choose” not to vote for him as I “Choose” not to go along with his Voluntary mandatory scheme to take my property.

by: Bob Constantine

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:37:21 +0000

James #2, I’m a stubborn s.o.b.
from New Hampshire…Find out who entered your property without a warrant and take them to court and be sure to call your local reporter. Don’t let them steal your rights. You’re probably right that “they” have decided this will happen…Problem is “we” have decided it won’t…and “we” own this country and aren’t going quietly into the night.
On another note - Mr. Knight
get the picture will you? YOU don’t have much to show for having spent 100 million $$
because “we” aren’t going to have NAIS voluntary or otherwise. Who appointed you King anyway? And what do you mean by “partnerships” ? Is that where you bribe or coerce people to give up their rights to justify the money you’ve already blown on a plan nobody wants…more of that kind of logic and you’ll qualify for PRESIDENT!

by: Mary Zanoni

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:13:36 +0000

James, it’s not too late if you fight back. The NY State Dept of Ag and Markets more recently has begun sending out those premises letters with a form for you to “opt out.” (Presumably they started offering the “opt out” because so many people complained about being forcibly “volunteered” into the program.) Call the Ag and Markets premises ID person and demand to be “opted out.”

by: James Colbert

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:57:04 +0000

I agree that government needs to get out of this. It may be too late though. I bought a couple of hogs from someone from New Hampshire back in 2004. The NH state vet sent the NYS vet a health certificate verifying all was well. Before you know it the NYS vet comes to our property (while we were NOT home) takes a GPS reading and “registers” our property. Sure enough, we recieved a “Congratulation” letter letting us know we had succesfully registered our premises and got our number. I hope this NAIS can be stopped. I feel that a decision has been made at high corporate and government levels that this WILL be done and events have been set into motion that cannot be changed. I hope it’s not too late already.

by: gordon

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:48:57 +0000

Rep.Collin Peterson’s argument makes as much sense as Pres. Bush’s argument about Iraq. The USA has lost so many servicemen and women,thousands more wounded and crippled; billions spent, we should spend more because we should have more to show for it by now.