Save Your Right to Take Supplements--May 29 Deadline

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Porter <rugbykevin3@...> wrote:

Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 20:07:17 -0700 (PDT)

From: Porter <rugbykevin3@...>

firstbase_kev@...

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.

http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55403

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-INFO-FDA.

The case docket number is 2006D-0480; it should be

mentioned when calling.

In the news article above, there is a

link to form where you can

comment on this plan (which has been fast-tracked.)

All individual choice and natural treatment options

will be gone if this rule goes into

effect. The supplement industry that millions depend

on for their health

will go out of business almost overnight.

The only supplements available then will be ones made

by pharmaceutical

companies, and will likely be of extremely poor

quality.

Phone numbers for your Reps. and Senators and the

President are below,

or you can get them at at www.house.gov ,

www.senate.gov , and

www. whitehouse.gov

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

law

overturning it at any time, so it is very much

worth contacting your

representatives in Washington.

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

Call the President

at 202 456-1111

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.

The case docket number is 2006D-0480

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. I ask that you introduce

legislation to stop the FDA from doing this, now or

ever.

Sincerely,

(your name)

*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!