FW:Tyranny over natural health supplements eminent: May 29 ACT NOW!

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Tyranny over natural health supplements eminent: May 29 ACT NOW!

The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural supplements

and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated

drugs which you will be able to obtain only by prescription from an

allopathic doctor

(an M. D.) Your right to treat yourself, take what you want when you

want, to control your own body in this way will be violated.

This is quite an emergency. We need to call our Congresspersons and

Senators quickly to stop this--and it absolutely has to be stopped.

FDA also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is

1-800-216-7331.

The case docket number is 2006D-0480; it should be mentioned when calling.

There is also a comment form at:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain.CFM?EC_DO\

CUMENT_ID=1451 & SUBTYP=CONTINUE & CID= & AGENCY=FDA

All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if

this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions

depend on for natural health options will go out of business almost

overnight.

The supplements available then will only be ones made by

pharmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor quality.

You can get contact info for your Reps. and Senators at www.house.gov

and www.senate.gov .

Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can pass a law

overturning it at any time, so it's still very much worth contacting

your representatives in Washington.

*Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional process

where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to

executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations

having the force of law.

The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution, not

the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of. Do not limit your

response to the unconstitutional " comment " to the FDA!

Call YOUR Congressman

at 866 340-9281

1-800-833-6354

1-877-762-8762

1-866-808-0065

1-888-355-3588

1-866-220-0044

NOW!

Call THE President

at 202 456-1111

NOW!

Find Your Elected Officials and

send a message from this web page:

http://capwiz.com/jbs/home/

Sample letter or email to Congress:

The FDA is about to promulgate* a rule whereby all natural supplements

and substances, including water in some cases, will become regulated

drugs which we will be able to obtain only by prescription from an

allopathic doctor

(an M. D.) Our right to treat ourselves, take what we want when we

want, to control our own body in this way will be violated.

This is quite an emergency, and it absolutely has to be stopped. FDA

also has a comment period until May 29; the phone number is

1-800-216-7331.

The case docket number is 2006D-0480

There is also a comment form at:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/oc/dockets/comments/COMMENTSMain.CFM?EC_DO\

CUMENT_ID=1451 & SUBTYP=CONTINUE & CID= & AGENCY=FDA

All individual choice and natural treatment options will be gone if

this rule goes into effect. The supplement industry that millions

depend on for natural health options will go out of business almost

overnight.

The supplements available then will only be ones made by

pharmaceutical companies, and will likely be of extremely poor quality.

Even if the rule goes into effect, Congress can pass a law

overturning it at any time

*Promulgation (of executive branch rules): an unconstitutional process

where Congress long ago illegally delegated its lawmaking power to

executive branch agencies, such as the FDA, which issue regulations

having the force of law.

The legislative power was granted to Congress in the Constitution, not

the Executive Branch, which the FDA is a part of. Congress should make

its OWN " comment " to the FDA!

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Dietary Supplements and Health Freedom

by Rep. Ron , MD

by Rep. Ron , MD

Millions of Americans take dietary supplements every day, and the

numbers are growing as the Baby Boom generation ages. More and more

Americans understandably are frustrated with our government-controlled

health care system. They have concluded that vitamins, minerals, and

other supplements might help them stay healthy and less dependent on

the system. They use supplements because they can buy them freely at

stores and research them freely on the Internet, without government

interference in the form of doctors, prescriptions, HMOs, and

licenses. In other words, they use supplements because they are

largely free to make their own choices, in stark contrast to the

conventional medical system.

But we live in an era of unbridled government regulation of both our

personal lives and the economy, and Food and Drug administration

bureaucrats burn to regulate supplements in the same manner as

prescription drugs.

The health nannies insist that many dietary supplements are untested

and unproven, and therefore dangerous. But the track record for

FDA-approved drugs hardly inspires confidence. In fact, far more

Americans have died using approved pharmaceuticals than supplements.

Not every dietary supplement performs as claimed, but neither does

every FDA drug.

The FDA simply gives people a false sense of security, while crowding

out private watchdog groups that might provide truly disinterested

consumer information. It fosters a complacent attitude and a lack of

personal responsibility among people who assume a government stamp of

approval means a drug must be safe, and that they need not study a

drug before taking it.

The FDA, like all federal agencies, ultimately uses its regulatory

powers in political ways. Certain industries and companies are

rewarded, and others are punished. No regulatory agency is immune from

politics, which is why the FDA should not be trusted with power over

our intimate health care decisions.

The real issue is not whether supplements really work, or whether FDA

drugs really are safe. The real issue is: Who decides, the individual

or the state? This is the central question in almost every political

issue. In free societies, individuals decide what medical treatments

or health supplements are appropriate for them.

Over the past decade the American people have made it clear they do

not want the federal government to interfere with their access to

dietary supplements. In 1994, Congress bowed to overwhelming public

pressure and passed the Dietary Supplements and Health and Education

Act, which liberalized the rules regarding the regulation of dietary

supplements. Congressional offices received a record number of

comments in favor of the Act, which demonstrates how strongly

Americans feel about health freedom.

The FDA simply has thumbed its nose at Congress and ignored the new

rules in many instances, by attempting to suppress information about

health supplements. But in 1999 a federal appellate court affirmed

that the American people have a First Amendment right to such

information without interference from the FDA. However, members of

Congress have had to intervene with the FDA on several occasions to

ensure that they followed the court order.

My regular listeners already know about another looming threat to

dietary supplement freedom. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, an

offshoot of the United Nations, is working to " harmonize " food and

supplement rules between all nations of the world. Under Codex rules,

even basic vitamins and minerals will require a doctor's prescription.

As Europe moves ever closer to adopting Codex standards, it becomes

more likely that the World Trade Organization will attempt to force

those standards on the United States. This is yet another example of

how the WTO threatens American sovereignty. By cooperating with Codex,

the FDA is blatantly ignoring the will of Congress and the American

people.

April 26, 2005