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.
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.
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, as well as President
Bush.
There is a link to an FDA comment form in the news story above, but
folks have written back saying it won't allow them to enter the case
docket number.
so they were not able to use it.
The best bet is to call Congress and the President to let them know
the American people do not want this.
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!
You can also use this JBS link to send a message:
Find Your Elected Officials and
send a message from this web page:
http://capwiz.com/jbs/home/
Sample letter or email to Congress--feel free to cut, paste, and
insert in the form, or your own letter:
Dear Senator/Congressperson:
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!