Miller has argued he does not sell his products to the public
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(NEWSWEEK) – Amos Miller, an Amish farmer in Pennsylvania, has become a flash point in America’s culture wars. Conservatives have been building support for Miller ahead of his February 29 hearing in a lawsuit brought by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. A rally for the farmer has been planned for outside the courthouse next week, and a GiveSendGo fundraiser for the Amos Miller Organic Farm has raked in over $200,000.
Miller has repeatedly refused to comply with food safety regulations, and last month state troopers seized Miller’s edible products as part of a search warrant that was obtained after the state Agriculture Department was notified the products had been linked to E. coli outbreaks in two other states. A couple of weeks later, the state of Pennsylvania announced it was suing Miller to stop him from selling raw milk and other unregulated products, saying that his violation of food safety laws endangers public health.
Miller has argued that he does not sell his products to the public, only to his farm’s “private membership association,” and that exempts him from having to comply with government regulations.
The January 4 raid at Miller’s farm caught the attention of several prominent Republicans, who criticized law enforcement officials for cracking down on small businesses and taking action against farmers like Miller instead of dangerous criminals.
Representative Thomas Massie, who called the raid “shameful” last month, told Newsweek in a Wednesday statement, “It’s a shame that small farmers have been pushed into these situations by overbearing government regulatory agencies and lawmakers captured by corporations and monopolies.”
The Kentucky Republican continued: “I support all small farmers and consumers who wish to engage in voluntary transactions. It’s imperative that Congress take up my PRIME Act to ameliorate the plight of small farmers like Amos.” Massie’s bill seeks to exempt meat products from federal inspection after slaughter and preparation at a custom facility.
Donald Trump Jr. also weighed in on last month’s raid, writing in a post on X (formerly Twitter), “Imagine what law enforcement could accomplish if they went after oh I don’t know, say, members of elite pedophile rings rather than farmers selling to their neighbors??? Can I be the only person sick of this s***?”