nah the tin foil hat will do that. On Nov 26, 1:50 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could be, but most likely that steel plate in your head with block the > transmissions. > > On Nov 26, 12:32 pm, Hank Kroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bush Administration: Dismiss RFID ‘Mark of the Beast’ Lawsuit > > David Kravets – Wired.com November 14, 2008 > > > The Bush administration on Thursday urged a federal judge to dismiss a > > lawsuit brought by a group of Amish farmers in Michigan claiming RFID > > chips required on cattle "are a mark of the beast." > > > The Amish farmers claim (.pdf) Michigan regulations requiring them to > > use radio frequency identification devices on their cattle > > "constitutes some form of a 'mark of the beast' and/or represents an > > infringement of their 'dominion over cattle and all living things' in > > violation of their fundamental religious beliefs," according to the > > farmers' lawsuit filed in September in U.S. District Court for the > > District of Columbia. > > > In response to the charges, the United States Department of > > Agriculture wrote (.pdf) Thursday that its RFID tagging program is a > > voluntary measure to help agricultural officials track bovine and > > other livestock diseases. The USDA said the lawsuit should be directed > > at Michigan, which adopted RFID requirements last year. > > > The case should be dismissed, the administration wrote, "because > > plaintiffs cannot establish that any rule issued or action taken by > > the USDA either mandates the use of RFID tags on livestock located > > within Michigan, or, conversely, prevents the Michigan Department of > > Agriculture from granting appropriate religious exemptions imposed by > > that department." > > > The farmers, however, contend the program is a USDA mandate because > > the Michigan law was adapted last year as part of a multi-million > > dollar, federally backed grant program to help eradicate livestock > > disease. > > > As radio frequency identification devices become a daily part of the > > electronic age, RFID technology is increasingly coming under fire for > > allegedly being the mark of Satan. The technology is fast becoming a > > part of passports, payment cards, locking devices and is widely > > expected to replace bar-code labels on consumer goods. > > > The Virginia-based Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, a 1,400-member > > group, brought the case. Some of its members so staunchly oppose the > > program that "they may have to quit farming," according to the > > lawsuit.http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/bush-administra.html Last > > updated 24/11/2008 > > >www.GuardDogBooks.com&www.AlaskaPublishing.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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