On June 9th the current White House occupant signed Executive Order #13575 to create what are called “Rural Councils” — the Czars are coming to the farms and the current Administration continues with its program of seizing control of the “commanding heights” of the American economy.
Executive Order #13575 & the White House Rural Council
Executive Order #13575 creates a White House Rural Council. The new council consists of 25 Cabinet Secretaries, chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The mission of the Council is to:
“…work across executive departments, agencies, and offices to coordinate development of policy recommendations to promote economic prosperity and quality of life in rural America, and shall coordinate my Administration’s engagement with rural communities…”
The order also provides that the Rural Council will “coordinate and increase the effectiveness of Federal engagement with rural stakeholders, including agricultural organizations, small businesses, education and training institutions, healthcare providers, telecommunications service providers, research and land grant institutions, law enforcement, State, local, and tribal governments, and non-governmental organizations regarding the needs or rural America.”
Please note the glaring omissions from the list: FARMERS and CONSUMERS. Namely, those who engage with each other on the market to actually satisfy consumer demand…
The order concludes: “This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.”
The threat is clear!
Two Action Items are indicated.
[Both updated to include #13575]
[1] Say NO! to Food Control!
<a href=”http://tinyurl.com/NoFoodControl”>http://tinyurl.com/NoFoodControl</a>
[2] Support State Food Sovereignty
<a href=”http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5622″>http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/568/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5622</a>
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