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Agenda 21 Update: Labor Dept. Withdraws Child Labor Restrictions in Farm Bill

The Department of Labor  (DOL) has apparently heard the voice of the American farmer (and the American people) and backed off its plan to restrict or severely limit family members under the age of 16 from working on family farms.

The news was posted following extensive coverage on The Blaze and other sites, tens of thousands of comments posted on the DOL’s website, and after a bi-partisan group of 98 Senators and Congressmen sent letters to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, protesting the planned action.

The original rule claimed to be “protecting” young people. However, it was so restricting that minors working on their family’s farms would not even be allowed to use a battery-powered screwdriver or a pressurized garden hose.

From the DOL statement:

“…the Department of Labor is announcing today the withdrawal of the proposed rule dealing with children under the age of 16 who work in agricultural vocations.

“The decision to withdraw this rule – including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ – was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms. To be clear, this regulation will not be pursued for the duration of the Obama administration.”

Many in the farming world were pleased with the promise that the push to ban younger family members from working on family farms would be taken off the table for the “duration of the Obama administration.”

Senator John Thune of South Dakota, and a member of the Senate Agricultural Committee posted this statement on the news of the dropped restrictrictions:

“I am pleased to hear the Obama Administration is finally backing away from its absurd 85 page proposal to block youth from participating in family farm activities and ultimately undermine the very fabric of rural America, but I will continue working to ensure this overreaching proposal is completely and permanently put to rest,” said Thune. “The Obama DOL’s youth farm labor rule is a perfect example of what happens when government gets too big.”

For almost a year, The Blaze has been covering the multi-pronged attack on America freedom known as Agenda 21. As this UN-driven plan for global socialization and more centralized control of land, energy, food sources, and ultimately all people, moves closer to celebrating its 20th anniversary, we expect additional regulations will be proposed,  designed to nudge America closer to the goals of the AG21 supporters.

And we will be watching and reporting as needed.

Comments (78)

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  • riseandshine
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:43am

    We need another Grover Cleveland.

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    • senior74
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 1:07pm

      You know what’s going to happen if Obama is re-elected tho? He will be more flexible!! God help us all. He will really push Agenda 21, part of that is to get rid of all the family farms. If the communist control the food, they control the people!!

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    • docgreen
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 4:10pm

      Think about how many more Trillions he’ll spend! As far as this Bill. Most kids I grew up with were farmers and its a disgrace to think that our Govt would step into and say these kids can’t do anything on the farm! These kids I grew up with were masters of Hard Work! Not only were they Hard workers they’re grades were way better than most city kids! These same friends learned about Economics, Agriculture, Animals, and at the same time worked harder than ever! I see articles on the Blaze about kids throwing rocks at priests, being thugs in the streets, hating other people of different races, and all our Govt. can do is tell these hard working farm kids; hey you can’t work and learn great work Ethics! O.M.G. this Administration has got to go! Obama’s Administration are evil PR_CKS. Whats next, Obama saying they can’ have Cows, Pigs, Sheep and other animals on the Farm? Oh thats right we need to stop eating meat and cheese. When do you think the Obama admin will tell the farmers they need to pay for Animals using up Oxygen? Let alone Al Gore and the UN telling us we need to pay for the Air we breath!….

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    • What_Did_I_Miss
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 6:01pm

      It will come back after he wins the election.
      The next step is requiring training certificates and then unionize.

      Our family farm could not have survived without all hands helping.
      I would have been cheated of a valuable learning experience.

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    • Twobyfour
      Posted on April 28, 2012 at 12:53pm

      docgreen: “… they’re grades…”

      Grammar Police: “… their grades…”

      Why? Your friends are not grades. They were getting grades.

      You are = you’re; they are = they’re.
      Something belonging to me = my, mine; to you = your, yours; to them = their, theirs.

      Thanks for attention.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:29am

    Well, chock one up for the sane people!

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  • red_white_blue2
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:10am

    This is a great example for all those that are frustrated and feel their comments and blogs are failing and no one is noticing. They are noticing folks! We just have to stay constant and vigilant! Don’t back down! Our Country depends on the voices of Patriots!

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    • jhrusky
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:53am

      The pivot point here was that WE THE PEOPLE were voicing our opinions in writing and in phone calls to the DOJ as well as our congress people and senators. Far too often we are too “busy” or too lazy to do that … and that is exactly why we have these communists in our White House, Schools, Universities, and government today. We had better learn and learn quick that this is the ONLY WAY we will non-violently take our country back!

      WOLVERINES!

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 12:23pm

      Agree!
      This admin. has a love & hate relationship with different groups of citizens in the country. They have contempt for the “rich” but love the $$. Like the owner of a pig & said they loved the pig so much they didn’t have the heart to kill him in one final swoop. Each time a neighbor saw the pig in a corral, there was something “missing” but the pig was still “alive”. This admin. LOVES the 1% pig because they need the pig to stay alive & “just eat him alittle at a time”.
      This business of taking a “chain-saw” to the Heartland of America….their AGENDA was not printed…just that they were concerned for the safety of the children. GIVE ME A BREAK! The OWS is serving their purpose & agenda so will not step-in for the safety of the children. And the beat goes on!

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  • tajloc
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:53am

    Spank, et al I hear your pain and agree but will not vote for Romney. I am for the first time in my life not a Repub. I voted as a delegate in Colo. convention for Paul. I have no illusions. Let me make a case for any thing but Romney.
    Why vote for the slower train going to the same station. They (Rinos and Dem) need to know it aint workin now. Yes with this attitude we will get O for 4 more but he will be hamstrung by a strong congress. Lets start forming the TEA party now. We can survive O but the war has been engaged. If we vote for Rom then no war…we will just win a little. They are still there.
    At any rate I am sad and pray for the USA. ROM 8:28

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    • WashingtonIsMyHero
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 3:50pm

      Are you kidding? 4 more years of Comrad Obama will finish off America in so many ways. Were you paying attention to the first 3+ years? Progressives are just waiting for the “last” term of Obama to complete the “transformation” to another miserable socialized country. Do you watch Glenn?

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    • ozz
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:49pm

      Thank you kind sir. Ron Paul is the only candidate for liberty.
      I have seen how the establishment has cheated and broke the law countless times to keep Ron Paul out. Voter fraud is deplorable.
      You Romney people support this cheating huh? You are the problem.
      You figured we would vote for your candidate just to avoid Obama?
      You thought wrong. Remember Mc Cain?
      How’s that working for you?
      I will never vote for the lesser of 2 evils again.
      We will write in Ron Paul if we have to.
      You will learn to give us a real conservative candidate or suffer under the libbs till you do.
      .

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    • Twobyfour
      Posted on April 28, 2012 at 1:09pm

      ozz, there won’t be a real conservative left to vote for after the second 0bamao term, in fact, there may not be another election for a long time.

      Let me use your train analogy. It is easy to stop a slow moving train and put it on reverse before the spot that would end up in a train wreck, but with fast moving train, you may not have a chance to prevent the accident.

      Make sure that in other fall elections (congress, state, local) you vote conservatives and hold your nose, and work on electing real conservative after Romney.

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    • Twobyfour
      Posted on April 28, 2012 at 1:29pm

      Also, a friend of mine is working in, what he calls political intel (embedded deeply in enemy territory), and he stated that the marching orders for Dem operatives are to troll on conservative sites with the “real conservative” canard, to persuade conservatives to stay away from elections. So, I have to wonder if many of these using that contention aren’t really Dembots.

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    • blazer809
      Posted on April 28, 2012 at 3:58pm

      Very interesting point. (R) win only because the outgoing (D) elevated their chances. We are given a choice though, I will have to vote for the best I can. Not sure keeping a budding dicator in the WH is a good plan.

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  • pap pap
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:53am

    Why do I suspect that the Unions had something to do with child labor restrictions ?

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  • Dde13
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:21am

    This government thinks they should regulate everything under sun. I hope the swings states see this and send tis COMMIE PRESIDENT out the door.

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    • Banter
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:38am

      Yep, but of course the real agenda is to shut down the small farms. Hard to control the food supply with thousands of “rogue” farms. This will come up again once it is not needed for politcal gain.

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    • RedManBlueState
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:48am

      Actually, they would like to regulate the sun too.

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    • Twobyfour
      Posted on April 28, 2012 at 1:31pm

      RedManBlueState, regulate sun would be the mechanism, taxing it is the real ultimate goal.

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  • Tigress1
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:20am

    Michelle Obama should have been nagging her husband about this. After all, kids who are actually DOING SOMETHING and learning things about running a farm and learning about responsibility are not sitting on the couch playing video games and getting FAT!

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  • mom4times
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:19am

    Ok…..I was ready to start jumping up and down, cheering loudly (family farmer with 4 kids under 16)…..HOWEVER….I will keep a close watch of what they may do next….I did notice that the DOL stated that “this regulation will not be pursued for the duration of the Obama administration.”….that right there is enough t use caution

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    • Vickie Dhaene
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 11:32am

      You are absolutely right. This administration either lies to us straight faced or will do the exact opposite of what they say. Keep watching the other hand !!!

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    • Hiswill
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 12:05pm

      Obama will be, “more flexible after his election.” Watch out America we are being placated until 2013.
      NOBAMA 2012

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  • 00gabooga
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:19am

    I’m a city slicker who moved to a small town when I was 15. I met a lot of kids who were my age or younger and were given a few acres of their own to work. They were only teenagers, and they were buying cars (used cars, but still), clothes, cds, all the crap that kids buy. Until I got my McJob I was totally dependent on my folks for money. The point is, farm kids get an education at a much earlier age than most of us about hard work, managing resources and money, the costs of doing business, etc… If everyone worked a farm at a young age this country would be much better off.

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  • love the kids
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:05am

    Why does the Department of Labor now hate kids???

    Keep a watch out for this, they will keep bringing this back one way or another.

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    • oldguy49
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:18am

      google………… hunger games and agenda 21

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    • esv
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:56am

      yes they will. that’s how they work. throw something out there and see how it sticks. learn from that and start chipping away little by little.

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  • bassist237
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:01am

    It’s Sen. John Thune from South Dakota – get it right Blaze..

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    • Mike Opelka
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:26am

      THAT was an early morning miscue – Thanks for pointing it out. Fixed.

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  • Small World
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:51am

    Be suspicious be very suspicious! Now what about Gibson, Ted & votes giong to Spain really?

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  • Texas Hills Patriot
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:49am

    They’re not backing off because of the American people. They’re backing off under instructions from the white house. If the dictator-in-chief should win in November, watch how fast those regulations go back into effect.

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  • cassandra
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:46am

    I agree watch the other hand they are masters of deception

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  • unsafe
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:43am

    These parasites so need to be shipped out of our country on a slow boat to hell.

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  • Grasshopper42
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:37am

    Watch what the left hand is doing . . .

    Trust, but verify.

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  • NodakSuz
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:35am

    As much as we would like to have John Thune from North Dakota, he is a senator from
    South Dakota. SD has Mt. Rushmore, we have OIL.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:31am

    They have been defeated in the direct movement, so expect that they will use other regulations and such to make the same results occur.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:36am

      Snow, I agree. I think this is nothing more than a tactic to lull some into complacency.

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    • momrules
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:50am

      I posted my comment before reading others and lo and behold most of us think along the same lines.

      No wonder the libs hate conservatives…….we can actually think outside the box they try so hard to put us in.

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    • barber2
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:56am

      Mom: Agree. The libs are busy doing their media-brainwashing of the naive young. Student loans. Free health care until 26. Jimmy Fallon. We, the older and wiser, probably euthanized or set adrift on a “ global warming ” ice berg to feed the endangered polar bears…

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    • momrules
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:13am

      BARBER2………I agree with you. I am under no illusions as to my eventual fate under the Socialists plans for America.

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    • nzkiwi
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:18am

      You’re dead right, Snow.

      Socialism, like rust, never sleeps.

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  • term limits for congress
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:30am

    … for the duration of the Obama administration… or, until after the election.

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:28am

    .
    It’s Offical I Hate their President and First Lady…….

    And to make things worse I have to Vote for Mitt………..

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  • momrules
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:28am

    Personally I’m surprised that the DOL backed off, especially how they said they would not persue this regulation for the duration of the Obama administration.

    Double talk is a government specialty, so my guess is they have another plan in the works that will get the same results they wanted in the first place. Time will tell.

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    • bigbro
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 10:13am

      I think they reliazed that if this bill passed the Obama girls wouldn‘t be able to work in Michelle’s garden. Just saying

      OMG12

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:25am

    They do have a problem with family owned farms, that is obvious. Frankly, I don’t think this is the end of such a law. It will be hidden inside another law and once enacted it will then be sprung on these farms.

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  • blanco5
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:21am

    “The Department of Labor (DOL) has apparently heard the voice of the American farmer”—the DOL could give a rat’s a$$ about what the American farmer or any America for that matter thinks. Overton Window in use here…..so the other restrictions will look less harsh to us now. They think we are as stupid as the demonrat demographics!

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    • cemerius
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:28am

      I agree Blanco5!!! It’s ALWAYS the other hand that needs the closest watching!

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    • Small World
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:46am

      Be suspicious very suspicious! What about Gibson, what about Ted, what about votes going to Spain?

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    • barber2
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:52am

      Vote pandering. They will lie low until AFTER the election and then “Pelosi” the next restrictive bill which will be another partisan “ we must pass it to see what is in it ” bit of jackbooted, steamroller Big Brother legislation . We have come to understand Big Brother’s tactics and his ploys. And his media minions. Very transparent .

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    • Shellback
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 9:04am

      How about cutting off the other hand? How many one handed magicians have you seen? None for me.

      Report Post » Shellback  
  • jhaydeng
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:17am

    One down 157,989 more to go!

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  • HKS
    Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:15am

    With all the problems we have in this country, I mean like were are dying here, and this is what our government is doing, they all should be shot.

    Report Post » HKS  
    • Juniemoon
      Posted on April 27, 2012 at 8:34am

      Ohio is a swing state and voters don’t like this moronic law. Hopefully, they arr wise enough to know they will bring it back if Obama is reelected.

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