POLITICS: Help stop mandatory water fluoridation in Louisiana

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

I've been getting encouraging news that the mandatory fluoridation

bill in PA isn't likely to go anywhere.

Louisiana is much closer to getting a mandate, however, and really

needs help. Please review this note and take a moment to email their

governor and ask him to veto the legislation there.

Thanks,

Mike Ewall, ActionPA

215-743-4884

catalyst@...

http://www.actionpa.org

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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:43:13 -0400

Subject: Urgent: Please help us in Louisiana

From: Connett <paul@...>

Dear All

Could I ask you to give just a few minutes to help in our effort to

fight off mandatory fluoridation in Louisiana. We have at least to be

seen to fight their relentless crusade to fluoridate. Louisiana isn't

just a brush fire – this is part of an effort to force things through

large jurisdictions, where they can mobilize big lobbying power. On

this they are on a roll:

Queensland

Southern California (followed by San Diego)

Nebraska

Now

Louisiana

Pennsylvania in the works- but being fought hard

Noises again in Arkansas

I know our chances of getting a veto from the Governor of LA are

small but even if there is a remote chance I believe we have to try.

On this we need your help. We have had a fairly large response from

the Professional signing the Professionals' Statement (180 out of

1700) but we need more people like yourselves to kick in.

All this needs from you is to copy and paste the statement below and

add a one or two sentences explaining clearly who you are and your

involvement in this issue.

I know you are all crazily busy on many things but this will only

take a few minutes and it could make all the difference.

Send the amended message to: Jindal's Chief of Staff (Timmy Teepell)

and Executive assistant (Sara Olcott) and a legislative aid who

assures me he is getting messages to the right office:

timmy.teepell@... AT la.gov (all three)

sarah.olcott@...

legisstudent@...

And please bcc:

paul@... AT fluoridealert.org

catalyst@... AT actionap.org

Dear Governor Jindal,

My name is --------------- and I .........(give your credential and

explain your involvement in the fluoridation issue and where you are

from).

This is not the appropriate time for me to try to convince you that

fluoridation is a bad idea but rather in the interest of fairness to

veto this bill. This bill will impact every man, woman and child in

Louisiana and most of them were unaware that this bill was being

slipped quietly through both the Senate and the House. Only now, are

some citizens finding out about it.

Thus, I respectfully request that you veto this bill and recommend

that it be taken up in the next session so that both the public and

the legislators are able to hear both sides of this issue which may

impact them and their children for years to come. In the

interim period maybe the state could sponsor public hearings so that

experts could testify from both sides. I would be happy to part of

such a process.

Governor, ultimately the health and well being of the citizens of

Louisiana rest on your shoulders. With the whole world watching I

hope that you have the courage to act wisely on this and use your

veto power to ensure that whether mandatory fluoridation goes through

or not, it is done fairly and openly and to be seen to be done fairly

and openly.

Sincerely,