Kevin Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 20:07:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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!
