THE HUNGER GAMES

Okay, I am in big trouble.  See, I am a beekeeper.  That is a form of agriculture.  And today I had my seventeen year old grand daughter rendering beeswax on a hot plate.  My fifteen year old grandson was operating power machinery (a power mower) to mow off the bee yard.  My fourteen year old and 11 year old grand daughters were checking beehives and handling bees, without even a bee suit on. 

I am sure that I just broke every regulation just proposed by the US Department of Labor regulating youth employment on farms. 

Are we insane?  Has America lost its guts?  Does the Department of Labor have the right to tell me how to raise my family?  Does the government want more unemployed youth?  Do they want the youth to have no practical experience or skills?  Does it make sense to ship food 1500 miles round trip to feed America?  Couldn’t it be raised close to urban centers by families?

I cannot see any possible reason for these regulations except to consolidate authority and provide job security for the DOL.  Unless, of course, the purpose is to destroy Americas ability to produce food.  But no one would want to do that of course.  Well, except for our enemies. 

I do not know how to stop this.  I have written to my congressmen and I get standard form letters in reply.  I complained about government interference in the Church and received a form letter from both Senators Udall and Bennet (both Colorado) that referenced women’s rights.  WHAT?  I protested these regulations and received stock replies about protecting children.  FROM WHAT? 

Can we truly wait for an election to stop this madness?  Do you suppose there will be an election this fall, or will the unrest be such that the President will “have to” declare Marshall Law and “postpone” elections?