MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 31, 2021
I have been watching the social media chatter on this year’s ballot question to amend our constitution to secure the right to food. People wonder what this will change. It will not changewhat we do, but protect what we do. Will the state provide food? No more than it does weapons because of the right to bear arms. An amendment is not a law and does not modify or preempt anything. It is only a statement of principle. The people of Maine have stepped up to the plate and reasserted our ability to feed ourselves. Food Society (by local ordinance), which began with five towns in Hancock County in 2011, has blossomed to 110 communities statewide. This could be squelched by the stroke of a legislative pen at anytime – but not with this amendment in place. ~ Richard King, Liberty