Breaking: No Mention of Liberty Allowed During Hershberger Raw Milk TrialHeather Callaghan As you may have heard, Hershberger is facing over two years prison time and $10,000 in fines for four criminal misdemeanor charges aimed at him for providing fresh food to his community through members in agreement mainly for breaking a holding order. For more details into the background story including a raid, government destruction of his food and previous hearings, check our running story. Simply put, the government would like to eradicate herd share type agreements that act outside the State. But, that would be similar to outlawing horse boarding, co-ops and Craigslist interactions. Agents twist this practice so that it magically becomes a retail establishment. There seems to be a major bias from the court against Vernon, but he remains in good spirits and can be seen on Facebook pages smiling with his supporters. ALL eyes are on Hershberger this week, including non-raw dairy industry experts, as this case is expected to set a legal precedent, according to them. The legalities here are under heated debate. You can watch too, with the streaming video below. David Gumpert (Raw Milk Revolution), Mark Baker of Bakers Green Acres, Liz Reitzig, Michael Badnarik, Mark McAffe, Eusatce Conway, Derrick J, Weston A. Price Foundation leaders and many more are out there lending their support. The First Amendment was the first casualty in the case.Although it sounds like it comes from a Monty Python movie (The Life of Brian), the words raw milk are not allowed to be spoken during the trial. Mark McAffe was ordered to cover his shirt because it said: get raw milk. A teenager wearing a Raw Milk Me button was asked to remove it before entering. Farm Food Freedom Coalition reported earlier this week: Of course they dont want the jury to hear about memberships it would blow the whole lid on the absurdity of charging this man. David Gumpert reports from the first day: Just to be clear, there is no other way to provide farm fresh milk in Wisconsin! They are charging him in part for not having licenses, then playing slight-of-hand with the jury by squelching certain words and calling it retail. There is no such thing as a raw milk license in Wisconsin. So no matter what he is a lawbreaker. And thats the message they want to drive home to the jury. If there was ever a time we needed jury nullification and informed jurors its now. This is far from over, regardless of the verdict expected tomorrow. And I feel like I could go on forever about the clear first amendment violations. So please check back with us for continuing updates. Listen to Popeye from FederalJack.com tonight as we both discuss the case and other food freedom events coming up. We will be on UnBoundRadio.com from 10-12 midnight EST. Streaming is available through Justin.TV. Note: Streaming may not be live at all times. Click the link below the vid for more details: LOCATION: Baraboo Court House, 515 Oak St, Baraboo, WI 53913 Facebook Event Donate on Vernons behalf at Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund Additional Sources: Updates from Liz Reitzig, Weston A. Price, Farm Food Freedom Coalition, David Gumpert at The Complete Patient Related: Read Other Articles by Heather Callaghan 