The garden is all cleaned up and put to “bed” for the 2023 Harvest Season. This feat was accomplished by Halloween which is a record for our small, family-farming operation. As a result I have time to delve into the many projects I have been postponing. Hang on . . . here we go . . .
Congress is currently considering 50 bills in both chambers that, collectively, would promote significant proliferation of wireless antennas and infrastructure across the country and in space, leading to higher levels of wireless radiation in the environment under the auspices of H.R. 3557: American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023. There are many reasons that we the public and our local authorities must tell Congress this and related bills are unacceptable!
As farmers, we feel these various legislation’s would encourage wireless radiation in agriculture, which depends on pollinators. As Members of a CSA, we trust you understand the importance of pollinators. All of the vegetables we grow for you depend on pollinator insects – bees, wasps, and butterflies. (This was one of the reasons for our decision to “opt out” of all “smart meters” on our property.) Fully three-quarters of our crops depend on pollinators to some extent, but only one-third of global crop production does. This is because many of the largest producing crops (staples such as cereals) are not dependent on them at all. WE like to eat vegetables from A to Z.
But let me get more “into the weeds” of these bills being written by the telecom industry lobbyists. Their entire construct is designed to strip all power from public, state, and local representatives as well as the general public (YOU) with regard to all meaningful discretion or choice on the placement, operation, and oversight of the telecom facility. Additionally, they want dispute settlements to be taken from the Federal Court and given to the FCC. The FCC which is fully captured by the telecom industry under BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES.
Telecom is NOT a public utility–it is a Common Carrier. Wireless is a commercial facility, but HR3557 (in particular) gets rid of restrictions in an attempt to make it a public utility. These bills speak to private wireless service, public wireless service, wired, and cable as well as all permits including land use permits, building permits, and all safety requirements. These bills are designed to swamp the local jurisdictions (City Council, County Commissioners, etc. with what they need to do under the Open Meeting Act) to benefit the telecom industry. In other words, things get technical and full of legality really quick.
Additionally, these bills represent an attempt of significant violations by the telecom industry of the Commerce Clause, Separation of Powers, and CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS of First, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Amendments!!
This battle is not hopeless! The public votes!! Everyone just needs to communicate with the House and Senate Congressmen we elected into office in order to defeat these deceptive bills–because right now they are only hearing from the telecom industry lobbyists. Please share this legal challenge with others!
For Fact Sheets go here. To see the status of legislation visit Congress.gov . You can also find NC Senators and Representatives here under “Contact Him” for email and/or snail mail. The main Capitol Switchboard Numbers are Senate: 202-224-3121 and House: 202-225-3121. Please do some research and “make yourself a bother” to your representatives to stop the telecom industry.
Respectfully,
Cane Creek Asparagus & Company CSA 