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 * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
