{"id":68,"date":"2011-07-31T22:52:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T02:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/government-agenda-21-update-family-farms-are-under-attack"},"modified":"2011-07-31T22:52:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T02:52:45","slug":"government-agenda-21-update-family-farms-are-under-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Government Agenda 21 Update: Family Farms Are Under Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I read the very first link in this article and I fear for the farmers of Floyd County. Read the proposed rule and see if you agree. There is a lot of what I would call weasel-wording about who this regulation would apply to but once in place there are no safeguards that the DOT would not raise the requirements as they see fit.<\/p>\n

Once again, the federal government is extending its reach into areas that are the resonsibility of the state.<\/p>\n

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The Federal Register<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Daily Journal of the United States Government<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Proposed Rule<\/h4>\n

Regulatory Guidance: Applicability of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Government Agenda 21 Update: Family Farms Are Under Attack<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Originally posted on July 31, 2011 at 1:07pm by Mike Opelka<\/a><\/div>\n

In Late May, the DOT proposed a rule change for farm equipment<\/a>, and if it this allowed to take effect, it will place significant regulatory pressure on small farms and family farms all across America \u2013 costing them thousands of dollars and possibly forcing many of them out of business. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT), wants new standards that would require all farmers and everyone on the farm to obtain a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) in order to operate any farming equipment. The agency is going to accomplish this by reclassifying all farm vehicles and implements as Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs).<\/p>\n

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(It is also important to note here that DOT Secretary Ray LaHood holds a seat on the newly created White House Rural Council<\/a>. A powerful group whose members have ties to George Soros and The Center For American Progress.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The move by the DOT appears to be \u201clegislation through regulation.\u201d By reclassifying all farm vehicles and implements as Commercial Vehicles, the federal government will now be able to claim regulatory control over the estimated 800,000 farm workers in America, at the same time, overriding the rights of the states.<\/p>\n

This proposed change literally means family farms could no longer legally allow young workers, not old enough to drive and seniors who no longer drive on the public streets, to operate a tractor\u2026 even on the family\u2019s private property.<\/p>\n

Waco, TX television station KXXV has the story:<\/p>\n

The proposed change also means ANYONE driving a tractor or operating any piece of motorized farming equipment would be forced to pass the same rigorous tests and fill out the same detailed forms and diaries required of semi-tractor trailer drivers. This reclassification would bury small farms and family farms in regulation and paperwork.<\/p>\n

Some of the additional paperwork and regulation required:<\/p>\n