A dedicated group of individuals have steadfastly worked in Jefferson City over the years in the hope of crafting legislation in order to fight the rising threat of the surveillance state.
I am happy to report that they have finally, after a long fight, met with great success. Well at least the beginnings of success.
Republican Representative Tim Remole has introduced an Anti-Smart Meter bill titled HB 1175. This short (as all bills should be) 3 page bill, if passed into law, would (among other things) prevent utilities from sharing any information collected via the Smart Grid with any 3rd party (without your consent). It would limit the amount of time the utility can keep your information before it must be destroyed. It demands that any information collected through the Smart Grid that is to be used against an individual in a criminal case must be attained through a judge issued warrant. AND (here comes the good part) HB 1175 creates an Opt-Out option for those of us who do not wish to have a Smart Meter on our home by forcing the utility company to replace the Smart Meter with an analog meter at no additional charge. The utility also can not charge you a higher electric rate for opting out.
As good as this sounds it’s not time to celebrate yet.
Why?
Because it is still a bill. In order to become law it will need help. Lots of help. Especially from you.
How can you help, you ask?
Well if you live in the state of Missouri it’s important that you call, email, and visit your state Representative and tell them to support HB1175. (Text)
You can find your State Representative’s contact information Here.
So read the bill and understand what you are supporting. Then go out there and put on the pressure!
Because even though this bill isn’t going to stop the Smart Grid cold, it is a start. And in Missourian’s fight against the surveillance state… a place to start is exactly what we need!
[…] Bell News reports that an Anti-Smart Meter bill, which will allow consumers to opt out of the Smart… The […]
We have contacted by email out representative with the following letter:
Good day Representative Sue Entlicher of District 128.
My name is Toni Hughes, living in Goodson Missouri with my husband Dwight
Hughes.
We were advised to contact our District Area Representative, which we
discovered, by input of our zip code, was Representative Sue Entlicher.
We are contacting you because we are in danger of physical harm from Smart
Meter, and we are determined to win the victory of having an option to opt
out of having Smart Meters on our premises along with all other Missouri
residence interested in Opting Out of having a “Smart Meter” on premises
of home.
We are pleading with you along with many other Missouri residents to
support HB1175 and obtain the right to opt out of forced Smart Meters on
our home.
We look forward to your timely response on this matter, as we are needing
to take action to replace smart meter with the original safe meter in
order to stop the Smart Meter from emitting electromagnetic frequencies
and from monitoring our private activities and events on our property.
These Smart Meters are a violation of US Constitution BOR 4th Amendment
(“…to be secure in their person, house…”), USC Title 18, Part 1,
Chapter 119 Sec. 2511 (Wiretapping), USC, Title 18, Sec. 351 (e) (Assault)
and numerous other laws and protections.
We are letting you know we are in danger of this Smart Meter and expect
our Representative to fight for our right to be safe and our right to be
secure in the privacy of our home.
We Thank you for your timely response.
With kind regards,
Dwight & Toni Hughes
what people need to realize is that those ‘digital’ meters can easily be converted to smart meters in matter of seconds. Ask the
people in MICHIGAN who were duped like
us in Missouri.
I have a gas meter from MGE gas and it is an Itron G100 amr. They will not replace it even tho I have stated the health problems I and my Mom have with them. They can act like they don’t know how horrific they are but they do. They say they aren’t considered a Smart meter but they are still an automatically meter reading but they still send a signal. We as people were not intended to have radiated signals that shoot thru the air and us. I am miserable in my own home all the time. I hurt, off balance and fall, have tinnuitis until it is so loud I can’t stand it, skin burns and have heart flopping with it and I told them I have had open heart surgery. Now, I just get the leave a message when I call them.