Scary - and likely to pass, given the tenor of politics in PA recently.
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Beth Little blittle@citynet.net wrote:
This is a quote from the article linked below. If a bill like this were passed in WV, I would be a felon and an ecological terrorist, except that some of the videotaping I did of the Lochgelly UIC by myself. The anti-fracking effort is becoming something much deeper than just trying to curtail pollution. Anybody know a computer geek who could tell if my computer is monitored? It seems pretty slow, but that could just be Frontier.****
Earlier this year, a bill was introduced into the Pennsylvania legislature that would make it a felony to videotape farming operations in Pennsylvania – so-called “ag-gag” legislation that has already passed in Utah and Iowa, and has been introduced in several other legislatures. Many of the ag-gag bills draw on language crafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) “Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act.” (In recent years ALEC has received considerable support from the natural gas industry). Section D of the ALEC bill defines an animal or ecological terrorist organization in broad terms “as any association, organization, entity, coalition, or combination of two or more persons” who seek to “obstruct, impede or deter any person from participating” not only in agricultural activity but also mining, foresting, harvesting, and gathering or processing of natural resources.****
The proposed law has many anti-drilling activists worried. If such language were included in the bill (it is currently in committee and will be revised before it comes to the floor) it would greatly limit the ability of residents to photograph or video well sites, compressor stations, and pipeline development – all of which could be considered part of the “gathering or processing of natural resources.”****
*From:* wvec-board@yahoogroups.com [mailto:wvec-board@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *cindy rank *Sent:* Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:14 PM *To:* WVEC *Subject:* Re: [wvec-board] Articles on Chilling Dissent****
good one....****
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Steve Thompson unclesteve197@yahoo.com wrote:****
I think it was George Carlin that suggested sending a copy of the Constitution to himself every day by e-mail on the off chance that the national security state might actually read it... ****
May 29, 2013 We Are Being Watched Corporate Spying on Environmental Groups by ADAM FEDERMAN
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/29/corporate-spying-on-environmental-gro...
May 29, 2013 Welcome to the Freakshow Media Gets Targeted by Obama, Discovers No One Cares Except the Media by BETHANIA PALMA MARKUS
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/29/media-gets-targeted-by-obama-administ...
(Referenced in above article) Obama’s personal role in a journalist’s imprisonment By Glenn Greenwald Salon.com Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/obamas_personal_role_in_a_journalists_impris...
Reply to sender <deniseap@earthlink.net?subject=Re%3A%20WVEC%20Calendar%20June%20%26%20July>
Reply to group <wvec-board@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20WVEC%20Calendar%20June%20%26%20July>
Messages in this topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvec-board/message/3480;_ylc=X3oDMTM1dHZjaGU3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxNTg0MDQxBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTM2NTM5MgRtc2dJZAMzNDgwBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM2OTc2MTQ0OAR0cGNJZAMzNDgw(1)
*Recent Activity:* ****
*Error! Filename not specified.*http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaHB2NHYzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxNTg0MDQxBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTM2NTM5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM2OTc2MTQ0OA--
Switch to: Text-Only<wvec-board-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change+Delivery+Format:+Traditional>, Daily Digest<wvec-board-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email+Delivery:+Digest>• Unsubscribe <wvec-board-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>• Terms of Use http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ • Send us Feedback <ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback+on+the+redesigned+individual+mail+v1>
.****
*Error! Filename not specified.*****
__._,_.___****
Reply to sender <clrank2@gmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bwvec-board%5D%20Articles%20on%20Chilling%20Dissent>
Reply to group <wvec-board@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bwvec-board%5D%20Articles%20on%20Chilling%20Dissent>
Messages in this topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvec-board/message/3480;_ylc=X3oDMTM1YTB2NTN0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxNTg0MDQxBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTM2NTM5MgRtc2dJZAMzNDgzBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTM2OTg2MjA1MAR0cGNJZAMzNDgw(3)
*Recent Activity:* ****
[image: Image removed by sender. Yahoo! Groups]http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNTk4NjZvBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIxNTg0MDQxBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTM2NTM5MgRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM2OTg2MjA1MA--
Switch to: Text-Only<wvec-board-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, Daily Digest<wvec-board-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest>• Unsubscribe <wvec-board-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe>• Terms of Use http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ • Send us Feedback <ygroupsnotifications@yahoogroups.com?subject=Feedback%20on%20the%20redesigned%20individual%20mail%20v1>
.****
[image: Image removed by sender.]****
__,_._,___****
No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3343 / Virus Database: 3184/6368 - Release Date: 05/29/13*
