Residents in Wisconsin held a raw milk and food freedom rally in support of Vernon Hershberger, a raw milk farmer, facing fines and imprisonment for the crime of selling raw milk. In an act of civil disobedience, attendees signed the Declaration of Food Independence, a document not dissimilar to the Declaration of Independence of the United Stated. As the first declaration declared freedom and sovereignty from the rule of Great Brittan, this new declaration declared we the people will no longer acknowledge the draconian laws forced on our bodies by our own government. Here is the full text of the declaration - "In a spirit of humility and with respect for both the just law of the land and Natural Law, we declare that, inherent in every individual is the God-given right to procure the food of one's choice from consenting farmers and producers. The undersigned respectfully declare that we will peacefully reject laws and regulations that infringe on this God-given right. We are willing to suffer the consequences rather than comply with laws and regulations that deny people the sovereignty to choose their own foods or deny producers the authority to engage directly with consumers. For the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of God, we mutually pledge to each other our commitment to protect and secure this right ourselves, all individuals, and our mutual posterity." Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035129_D...ependence_raw_milk_freedom.html#ixzz1o3L3Z43O
Of course there is no such thing as: "signed into common law". You can't just create common law on your own. So it would take a series of decisions by courts before such a ruling would become accepted as common law.
Yes just by writing something down and signing it does not really mean much more of a gesture than anything. But at least its a small step in saying that we want to be able to control our food supply. And if enough people continue to sign it who knows maybe something will come of it, gotta at least try.
Meaningless, but a nice gesture. We have a couple of local raw milk [cow and goat] providers around town, and so far they've stayed out of the clutches of the food cops. There's that strategy of buying "shares" in an animal, and getting the milk as a "dividend" - you don't actually buy any milk outright. So far, so good...