Law v Law

[H2O Man]

24. Well, thank you!

It is an issue that is of great concern to me. Forgive me for rambling on -- but here goes:

I've been involved in the struggle to protect the Living Environment, including human beings, from being poisoned by hydrofracking. Of particular interest to me is something known as the "Constitution Pipeline." That name alone is so unethical, I could puke. But that's beside the point.

I've been to Brooklyn, PA, where this pipeline begins. It is now against the law (federal) to take a photograph of the initial transfer station. The official "reason" is that terriblists might want photos of it. Bullshit. Anyone can stand on the rural road, and look at it for hours at a time, without problem. The real reason is that the state is violating the law, federal regulations are not being enforced, and photographs could -- and would -- document this sad fact.

I am considering going, as a journalist, to photograph it. This would lead to arrest. This would result in my being incarcerated, as a witness to Amendment 1. Totally non-violently, of course. And, as a protest (and to save the government $), I will refuse to eat.

Last January, I did my first hunger strike. Though my family is firmly opposed to my doing a second one, as are my doctors, I think I need to. Amendment 1 is more important than me, as an individual. I have a few projects that I'm trying to wrap up now. And I am doing sweat lodge ceremonies, etc, to prepare myself mentally.