Use of Potatoes to Block the Maine-Canada Border

Use of Potatoes to Block the Maine-Canada Border A number o f federal statutes might justify federal intervention in the event Maine potato farmers seek to block highways at border crossings in northeastern Maine to prevent the im portation of potatoes from Canada, or attack federal officers or property at the United States-Canada border. Federal intervention might take the form o f direct law enforcement activity by federal executive officials, or a judicial injunction against persons seeking to obstruct the passage o f interstate commerce and the mails. In extreme situations, the President…