DSHEA TO BE WIPED OUT BY VOICE VOTE MONDAY APRIL 30th UNLESS YOU ACT NOW!!! SIMP

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IAHF List:

 

In order to reduce world population, the ruling elite (via Senator Ted

Kennedy) has decided to GUT the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

of 1994

(DSHEA) tomorrow, Monday, April 30th at 4:30 pm when S.1082 is scheduled to

come to an unrecorded voice vote in the Senate.Kennedy doesn't want us to see

how our Senators voted on this voluminous 262 page piece of legislation. 

 

Since no conference report was issued as of Friday afternoon, your Senators

have no idea what lurks within this bill, but it was scrutinized by myself,

Byron Richards, and noted attorney Jonathan Emord who has offered a simple

amendment that could at least partially protect us.

 

This is easily the most Orwellian piece of legislation to come at us since

the Patriot Act and it is essential that you follow the simple steps below to

oppose it (plus read and massively forward this mssg) if you wish to maintain

access to the dietary supplements of your choice. 

 

Byron Richards has complete details in his latest article on News With Views

below my comments, but to simplify things, and to help you to ACT NOW, IAHF is

providing you with the SIMPLE set of EASY TO FOLLOW instructions here---- 

 

This battle is goint to extend into the House- it won't be over tomorrow

April 30th- and Senate business could keep it from reaching the floor tomorrow,

but we must ACT as if it COULD.

 

WHAT TO DO:

 

Senators Hatch and Harkin were the sponsors of the Dietary Supplement Health

and Education Act of 1994 (DHSEA) which stands to be SNUFFED OUT by S.1082.

 

Form letters sent by email are fine, and I want you to send the one below,

but theres NO SUBSTITUTE for IMPASSIONED PLEAS issued by PHONE!

 

WHAT TO DO:

 

Call Senators Hatch and Harkin IMMEDIATELY via the Capital Switchboard at

202-225-3121. Ask to be connected.

 

WHAT TO SAY:

 

" I am GREATLY ANGERED that S.1082 is being allowed to come to the Senate

Floor Without a Conference Report. This is NOT DEMOCRACY and is a CLEAR SIGN

that

we are living in a TOTAL DICTATORSHIP.

 

Respected Attorney Jonathan Emord has scrutinized this HORRIBLE BILL and I

have read Byron Richard's Detailed Article about it on NewsWithViews.COM where

an amendment is discussed that I DEMAND be included in this bill which I want

you to KILL.

 

I have a genetic need for the dietary supplements I use. This bill is

threatening my LIFE and the LIVES of Millions of Americans who FLOODED Congress

in

1994 with the largest volume of calls, faxes and personal visits in the HISTORY

of Congress during the campaign to pass DSHEA.

 

More than ever, I clearly understand now why the Founding Fathers put the

Second Amendment into the United States Constitution. I demand to know what you

intend to do to stop Senator Kennedy from threatening my life?

 

Moreover, S.1082 would actually create a PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY inside the

FDA called the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration.

This is the biggest outrage I have ever seen in my life and I DEMAND that the

BRAKES be put on this Monstrous Legislation. "

 

 Also- Go to the LEF Website to Send The New Form Letter that Will be On

Their Front Page Under Consumer Alerts By Monday AM to your own Senators and

Congressman, and if You Don't See it, use this one:

http://www.lef.org/featured-articles/consumer_alert_042707.htm  Please forward

this massively and take action

immediately.

 

This is for ALL the MARBLES and it is NOT a drill. Urge everyone you know to

sign on to the IAHF list for updates at http://www.iahf.com  and please send

emergency donations to IAHF via paypal at http://www.iahf.com/index1.html or

via IAHF 556 Boundary Bay Rd. Point Roberts WA 98281 USA, the life you save

could be your own- an emergency trip to the Hill could be necessary to try to

kill

this in the House if we fail to kill it in the Senate and I'm 3000 miles from

DC. 

 

http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron24.htm 

 

DIETARY SUPPLEMENT THREATENED, FREEDOM IN DANGER

 

 

By Byron J. Richards, CCN

April 30, 2007

NewsWithViews.com

 

Bill S1082: The Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act (also called

the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 2007) is one of the greatest scams and

con jobs ever foisted on the American public. Current FDA management is grossly

incompetent on the subject of drug safety. This new legislation drastically

increases FDA management’s power. Each day innocent citizens die at the hands

of Big Pharma – oftentimes while the FDA hides known risks and condones the

very drugs that cause harm – all in the name of profit at the expense of human

health. See my extensive analysis of this legislation.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Richards/byron23.htm

 

Bill S1082 pretends to address drug safety while in fact proposing a set of

laws that helps hide existing risks while ushering in the next generation of

extreme drug risk (the Critical Path Initiative). At the same time the bill

dramatically broadens FDA regulatory power to attack dietary supplements and

health freedom.

 

On the afternoon of April 30, a Unanimous Consent Agreement on S1082 is

scheduled for 4:15 PM eastern time. Senator Kennedy, who is in charge of the

HELP

committee that has sent this bill to the Senate floor, is seeking to fast track

this legislation through the Senate on a voice vote before anyone figures out

what he is doing. Kennedy reported in the Congressional Record on April 24

that he filed a committee report on S1082; however, when the HELP committee

office was contacted late Friday they were unaware of any report and did not

have

one - WHICH MEANS THAT ALMOST NO SENATOR WHO IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON MONDAY

TRULY KNOWS WHAT IS IN THIS BILL. Kennedy is seeking to run a secret government

and bypass the Advise and Consent Clause of Article Two of the United States

Constitution. This is not democracy.

 

As things stand right now, the bill is expected to pass by voice vote based

on the propaganda of Kennedy, Enzi, Clinton, and many others. This is a

bipartisan hoodwinking of the American public being paid for by Big Pharma. Big

Pharma and the dysfunctional FDA management have spent over two years crafting

this

bill. Not only does the bill fail to solve key drug safety issues,

 

Immediate action is required in the Senate, and if the bill should pass, in

the House. E-mail, phone, and fax your Senators and Representatives – please

do

all three! Big Pharma is spending millions to pass this legislation. It is up

to the American people to stop it. Also see the additional action step

following the sample letter.

 

To get information on contacting your Senators follow this link

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

 

To get information on your Congressperson in the House of Representatives

follow this link http://www.house.gov/writerep/

 

Here is a sample letter you can use:

 

Anti S.1082 Food and Drug Revitalization Act

 

April 30, 2007

 

The Honorable (Senator or Representative First and Last Name) Address Address

 

 

Dear Senator (or Dear Representative) Last Name;

 

The issue of drug safety is of the utmost importance to myself and all

Americans. I am totally opposed to Senate bill S1082: Food and Drug

Administration

Revitalization Act, as well as any companion bill that is introduced in the

House. I am dismayed that the HELP committee has not provided a report on this

bill for your staff to study and that you are not aware of many dangerous

consequences within this legislation. As one of the 150 million Americans that

rely

on dietary supplements to keep myself and my family well, I am especially

concerned that this legislation broadens FDA regulatory power to harass

functional

foods and dietary supplements – which has nothing whatsoever to do with drug

safety.

 

It is vital that the terms “food†and “food ingredients†be removed from

this legislation. There must be no confusing the safety of drugs and the safety

of food and food ingredients – which are governed by different laws. This bill

authorizes, on pages 106-107, the creation of a new regulatory category that

enables the FDA and the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA to attack dietary

supplements and functional foods. Often, I feel that the FDA is working to

protect Big Pharma and eliminate safe and effective natural health options. By

removing the terms food and food ingredients from this legislation there can be

no confusion of drug regulation with food regulation.

 

Indeed, there are many shortcomings in this legislation. The following points

need a much more open and public debate, and thorough testimony in the

Senate:

 

1. There should be an end to Big Pharma funding the FDA for new drug

development. There is no other situation in government where those needing

regulation

are allowed to pay the regulating agency and dictate how they will be

regulated. This is a major conflict of interest that reduces drug safety. S1082

proposes an increase in such Big Pharma funding of the FDA. This is

unacceptable.

 

2. Members on FDA advisory panels should not be allowed to have financial

ties to the drugs being reviewed. This is a major conflict of interest. We need

full disclosure of all clinical trial results – especially the ones that did

not go well. S1082 allows Big Pharma to not report unfavorable results. I want

full and complete disclose in the name of safety.

 

3. I much prefer an independent office within the FDA to monitor the safety

of drugs already on the market. Existing FDA management has proven time and

again to lack transparency on the issue of post marketing drug safety. Safety

experts within the FDA must be totally free from management pressures.

 

4. I believe that legislation that places the FDA in the drug business should

be considered on its own, as a separate bill. Especially since the Critical

Path technology is based on the idea of speeding drugs to the market even

faster with far less safety and effectiveness testing than the current drugs

which

are already causing such concern. In the spirit of true and meaningful safety

reform, The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration

(pages 105-125), should be evaluated at another time

 

 

S1082 is seeking to do far too much without true and meaningful FDA reform.

Minimally, I want the terms “food†and “food ingredients†removed from

this

legislation. However, I ask you to vote no on the entire bill, because, as

written, it will not prevent another Vioxx catastrophe.

 

Sincerely,

 

Additional Action Step

 

In addition to the above letter it is important to call Senator Hatch

(202-224-5251) and Senator Harkin (202-224-3254) and leave a message telling

them

that you are very concerned that bill S1082 will gives the FDA new power to

undermine DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act) and that you

request

they insert the following amendment into the legislation to avoid any

possibility that dietary supplements will be evaluated as drugs. (Note: This

language

has been prepared by Jonathan Emord – leading health freedom attorney).  

 

Amendment to Bill S1082

 

Purpose of the amendment:

 

The bill, S1082: The Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, is

hereby amended to eliminate any reference to the terms food or food ingredients,

such that food and food ingredients will not be subject to any jurisdiction or

control by the Regan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration.  

 

Intent of amendment:

To eliminate from the bill any possibility that food or food ingredients

would be treated like drugs either for safety review purposes or for assessment

of

their efficacy. It is a fundamental tenet of food and drug law that foods and

food ingredients are presumed to be safe and have to be established to be

adulterated only if they present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness

or

injury

 

 

 

 

For Health Freedom,

John C. Hammell, President

International Advocates for Health Freedom

556 Boundary Bay Road

Point Roberts, WA 98281-8702 USA

http://www.iahf.com

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