Jeff Leys and Kathy Kelly, of Voices in the Wilderness, speak of civil disobedience and the closing of the Extremely Low Frequency Systems (ELF) site at Clam Lake, Wisconsin.

By ANDREW BROMAN
The Daily Press
Monday, May 02nd

Jeff Leys knew he’d probably spend time in prison if he tried to cut down a section of antenna at the Project ELF site.

He was no stranger to civil disobedience, but the stakes are higher when it comes to damaging federal property. You don’t simply wake up one morning and decide to saw into a pole holding the antenna that sends signals to U.S. submarines armed with nuclear weapons deep in the ocean.

“I was at a point of being able to risk a felony charge, but it was something that had evolved over a three, four, five year process,” Leys said.