Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 If anyone would like to be on a list to stay updated on what's happening around the country with fluoridation, email Jeff Green who is working hard with Citizens for Safe Drinking Water to challenge fluoridation everywhere. I enclose a recent posting below. I would say that there are probably two to four updates a month on average. His (recently changed) email address is: greenjeff@.... Best, ********* A victory banning mercury amalgams for children snatched away Another testament to the arduous fight, the courage and commitment of citizens willing to stand up, and the power of oodles of campaign money. An update from Charlie Brown, attorney for Consumers for Dental Choice, on the battle for informed consent and full disclosure for health freedom: Hi friends: I was in Concord, New Hampshire, this week and saw how we made history. On January 29, 2002, a committee of the state House of Representatives voted to BAN AMALGAM for CHILDREN SIX and UNDER! It is an historic first in the United States. Credit for this feat goes first to the great work of our New Hampshire director, Rosie Cronin, and the bill's visionary and tenacious sponsor, Representative Hal Lynde. Lots of New England activists worked hard – Bender, Marjorie Monteleon, Pam , Dr. Jerry Vermette, Dr. Bob – plus Professor Boyd Haley and Lindell Tinsley (project manager, Consumers for Dental Choice) flew in and testified. The next day undid us. The state dental association and the ADA worked furiously all night, called in all their chits, and the next day, sadly, the committee reversed themselves. We got the vote of a retired dairy farmer (which would have made my Dad proud), but all the others flipped. So the ADA won the right to keep making money putting mercury into children's mouths; they must be proud of themselves. In short, we won it on the merits, then lost it on the politics. But note: for a brief shining moment, we won. We can do it again, and hold it next time. We can win on the politics too, if we bear down and do our letter writing, public education, direct contact with legislators, and media relations. Our cause is right, and I think the New Hampshire legislators realize that. Of course, if we ban amalgam for any category of vulnerable people (children, pregnant women), we are on the way to the goal of United States Congresswoman Diane : ban it for all. And we must take on this battle in the states –- including your state – as well as in the nation's capitol. Bills are introduced in Washington state. They are coming, I assure you, in at least a half dozen other states, but I want legislators to get the media credit for doing so and so I won't announce it here. Before I entered the New Hampshire state capitol building on January 29, I looked at their monuments - -and noticed a statue of one P. Hale. He was recognized as the first abolitionist Senator. I found that portentous. Like the nineteenth century fight against slavery, ours is an abolitionist movement. Yes, we had to fight first for consumer choice; it was all we could do. Now, we are stronger, the ADA is weaker, and we have a realistic goal. Like Senator Hale, we are not there to accommodate those who would continue to put poison in the mouths of children. We are fighting for abolition: this year, abolition of amalgam fillings for children, then for the rest of us. Compare where we are now to a year ago. Now we have -- professional government relations officials helping us; -- a legal team with lawyers from California to land, showing results -- lawsuits pending for deceptive practices against the ADA in Calif.; -- a defrocked California Dental Bd, freeing up our California dentist brethren and sending a plain message to other state dental boards who deny dentists their First Amendment rights; -- a resolution from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators; -- DAMS, headed by Leo Cashman & Carol Ward, at its peak level of effectiveness; -- plus more that I would rather not write in this space. For the dentists who contribute, we think we have created the momentum that has totally changed the way this issue is being addressed, and I want to thank you for your vote of confidence. This year, 2002, we can win a beachhead -- we can get a ban on amalgam for some people in some state(s), or in the United States. Forward we go. > the link from the WAP site: > > http://bruha.com/fluoride/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 If anyone would like to be on a list to stay updated on what's happening around the country with fluoridation, email Jeff Green who is working hard with Citizens for Safe Drinking Water to challenge fluoridation everywhere. I enclose a recent posting below. I would say that there are probably two to four updates a month on average. His (recently changed) email address is: greenjeff@.... Best, ********* A victory banning mercury amalgams for children snatched away Another testament to the arduous fight, the courage and commitment of citizens willing to stand up, and the power of oodles of campaign money. An update from Charlie Brown, attorney for Consumers for Dental Choice, on the battle for informed consent and full disclosure for health freedom: Hi friends: I was in Concord, New Hampshire, this week and saw how we made history. On January 29, 2002, a committee of the state House of Representatives voted to BAN AMALGAM for CHILDREN SIX and UNDER! It is an historic first in the United States. Credit for this feat goes first to the great work of our New Hampshire director, Rosie Cronin, and the bill's visionary and tenacious sponsor, Representative Hal Lynde. Lots of New England activists worked hard – Bender, Marjorie Monteleon, Pam , Dr. Jerry Vermette, Dr. Bob – plus Professor Boyd Haley and Lindell Tinsley (project manager, Consumers for Dental Choice) flew in and testified. The next day undid us. The state dental association and the ADA worked furiously all night, called in all their chits, and the next day, sadly, the committee reversed themselves. We got the vote of a retired dairy farmer (which would have made my Dad proud), but all the others flipped. So the ADA won the right to keep making money putting mercury into children's mouths; they must be proud of themselves. In short, we won it on the merits, then lost it on the politics. But note: for a brief shining moment, we won. We can do it again, and hold it next time. We can win on the politics too, if we bear down and do our letter writing, public education, direct contact with legislators, and media relations. Our cause is right, and I think the New Hampshire legislators realize that. Of course, if we ban amalgam for any category of vulnerable people (children, pregnant women), we are on the way to the goal of United States Congresswoman Diane : ban it for all. And we must take on this battle in the states –- including your state – as well as in the nation's capitol. Bills are introduced in Washington state. They are coming, I assure you, in at least a half dozen other states, but I want legislators to get the media credit for doing so and so I won't announce it here. Before I entered the New Hampshire state capitol building on January 29, I looked at their monuments - -and noticed a statue of one P. Hale. He was recognized as the first abolitionist Senator. I found that portentous. Like the nineteenth century fight against slavery, ours is an abolitionist movement. Yes, we had to fight first for consumer choice; it was all we could do. Now, we are stronger, the ADA is weaker, and we have a realistic goal. Like Senator Hale, we are not there to accommodate those who would continue to put poison in the mouths of children. We are fighting for abolition: this year, abolition of amalgam fillings for children, then for the rest of us. Compare where we are now to a year ago. Now we have -- professional government relations officials helping us; -- a legal team with lawyers from California to land, showing results -- lawsuits pending for deceptive practices against the ADA in Calif.; -- a defrocked California Dental Bd, freeing up our California dentist brethren and sending a plain message to other state dental boards who deny dentists their First Amendment rights; -- a resolution from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators; -- DAMS, headed by Leo Cashman & Carol Ward, at its peak level of effectiveness; -- plus more that I would rather not write in this space. For the dentists who contribute, we think we have created the momentum that has totally changed the way this issue is being addressed, and I want to thank you for your vote of confidence. This year, 2002, we can win a beachhead -- we can get a ban on amalgam for some people in some state(s), or in the United States. Forward we go. > the link from the WAP site: > > http://bruha.com/fluoride/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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