Breaking News: Senator Rand Paul MD, United States Senator from Kentucky, has introduced an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.
The most exciting provisions of this amendment concern the claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and a prohibition of employees of the Food and Drug Administration from carrying firearms and making arrests without warrants.
I got a heads up from a fellow Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader from Kentucky at the St. Louis Regional Conference last week that this amendment was in the works, and only just learned that it had hit the floor of Congress late last night.
Please contact both your US Senators TODAY and urge them to vote “YES” to Senator Paul’s amendment to S. 3187.
Also, ask your Senators to vote “NO” on Senator Durbin’s amendment to S. 3187 which would greatly restrict access to dietary supplements and was submitted to water down Senator Paul’s amendment.
The vote on this amendment may happen as early as Thursday, May 24, 2012 so please do not delay.
Below is a short video clip of a true American hero, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, introducing this legislation for the benefit of all Americans, particularly those small farmers who have suffered so unjustly at the hands of the FDA which has adopted the habit in recent years of raiding small farms without a warrant and arresting farmers with no due process.
This gross abuse of power can stop if this amendment passes, so please make that phone call or send that email (both would be better) right away!
You can find out how to contact your United States Senators by clicking here.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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I just got an alert concerning this bill also – if legitimate, we’ll have one bill limiting powers and one expanding powers??
The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S.3187) is a bill that is considered “must-pass” legislation and without notice, Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal offered their anti-supplement amendment (No. 2127) to the bill.
When you contact your US Senators, just tell them that you are in support of Senator Paul’s amendment which would rein in the FDA’s abuse of power. Yes, of course there will be some attempts to water it down by FDA supporting cronies. Just be clear what you are in support of. Make it brief, respectful and to the point.
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Very good point, Tawanda! Sarah should have put that in this blog! It’s important that, if contacting our senators, we MUST include our negative opinion of the anti-supplement attachment to the bill.
Didn’t know this at the time of publishing as I was trying to get it out asap as we had little time to get the word out but have modified the post to include this important info!!!
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Yea, they are seriously abusing their power. Intimidating farmers and mursdering livestock. It’s beyond disgraceful.
Done and shared! Thank you for bringing this to our attentions!
did.
Just contacted both my US Senators: Senator Mark Rubio and Senator Bill Nelson of Florida. I called and emailed both of them.
Done! Thanks.
Here’s my brief and to the point email: It is my sincere hope that Senator Nelson will vote “YES” to the amendment to S. 3187 introduced by Senator Paul of Kentucky which would stop the FDA from carrying guns and making arrests without a warrant. The FDA is out of control in its abuse of power and needs to be reined in by our elected representatives. Thank you.
Done and done.
And your comment was far more polite than mine.
Done! Just emailed them both. Hope my message helps!
Yes, mine was much longer. lol But your’s is probably better. I like to throw in how faithfully my husband and I vote. I also told him how thankful I am that we live in a state that is low-regulation, making it easy for us to access high quality raw milk.
Emailed all of them! Thanks for the heads up!
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THANK YOU for posting this. I like you EVEN more now! Go Rand!!!
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Here’s my brief and to the point email. Feel free to copy and use substituting your own Senators’ names:
It is my sincere hope that Senator Nelson will vote “YES” to the amendment to S. 3187 introduced by Senator Paul of Kentucky which would stop the FDA from carrying guns and making arrests without a warrant. The FDA is out of control in its abuse of power and needs to be reined in by our elected representatives. Thank you.
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Sarah, don’t you think you should also put something in there about the anti-supplement attachment to the bill? Not all of us are blessed with a living situation that we can grow a large organic garden or raise our animal stock. Most of us need at least SOME supplementation with vitamins and herbal supplements. I’m grieved that you did not post info regarding the anti-supplement attachment in your main blog post!
See some suggested wording along these lines in several comments above and below…
Yes of course. Do that if you feel that is appropriate to your situation. I am in support of that provision as well
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done and shared, thanks for the heads up!
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This is a great idea, and I will be contacting both my Senators. The FDA and other government agencies have carried out numerous farm raids against farmers who have done nothing but produce and sell terrific real food. No American should be arrested without a warrant, by armed agents who ignore their Constitutional rights.
Of course the FDA is out of control. They are nothing but money grubbing, greedy elitists who think that they can do whatever they want for whomever offers the most money. Everytime I hear something about the FDA I just have to roll my eyes. I’m sorry to be so blunt, but this is how I feel.
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Done. I hope our senators get swamped! It is such a shame that we have to fight for basic freedoms. Scary, huh? Thanks, Sara, for the heads-up!
Please also note that there is a last minute amendment to this bill that we DO NOT want.
Go to the following link for more information:
http://www.anh-usa.org/disastrous-durbin-anti-supplement-amendment-just-offered-help-stop-it/
This should also be noted in your letters when you contact your Senator.
Right. There is one more point to make when you call/email your senators:
When you ask them to vote “YES” to Senator Paul’s amendment to S. 3187 to prohibit FDA employees carrying firearms and making warrant-less arrests and allowing for supplement manufacturers to make health claims about their products, please ALSO ASK THEM to vote “NO” on Senator Durbin’s amendment which greatly restricts access to dietary supplements.
Thanks Beth. I will send another couple of emails with this important additional information!!!
I will modify the post to include this as I was unaware at the time of publishing.
Awesome! Love the teamwork going on here
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Done! Thanks Sarah!
DONE!! I just hope that our senators listen to us!!
Here’s what I wrote:
Please vote in favor of vote “YES” to the amendment to S. 3187 introduced by Senator Paul of Kentucky which would stop the FDA from carrying guns and making arrests without a warrant. The FDA is out of control in its abuse of power and needs to be reined in by our elected representatives. However, please OPPOSE the Durbin and Blumenthal amendment (Amendment No. 2127) to S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), This amendment creates duplicative, unnecessary, and unexpected new regulations while upending current law and the regulatory process.
Again, please vote yes to S. 3187 but oppose the amendments by Senators Durbin and Blumenthal.
Incidentally, this is the kind of stuff that drives me crazy. You put things that are good in with things that are bad and then I have to try and figure out what you’re voting for or against. Good plan for you, gives you deniability if you need it, but bills need to be limited to one thing at a time and not a conglomerate of ideas!
I agree Mary! The next thing we need to work on is preventing our elected officials from taking lucrative jobs with the companies that influenced their votes after they leave the House/Senate/!
I swear this country is going to go the way of ancient Rome! We’ll crumble from the inside out! All this corruption is completely dismantling our land and the food and energy it can provide.
I just called my senators and got very confusing responses. It appears Sen. Paul’s amendment is almost in contradiction to the original bill. Amazing how these pols have it worked out so that no matter how they vote they can appear to be supporting what their constituents want – even if the bill actually expands power to Big Business at the expense of the populace.
Crystal, I selected Agriculture.
I actually sent a letter to senators yesterday asking them to take out the Durbin amendment. Its great to see that someones trying to get the Federal Death Administration in control.
done and shared also!
I really hate how the staffers can’t or won’t tell us HOW our Senator plans to vote. When I call I always first ask where the Senator stands on the bill/amendment. Rubio’s staffer tells me I can call back tomorrow AFTER the vote to find out. What good does that do? Well, I left my two cents worth. So I guess we’ll wait and see.
Done! . . . This is what I emailed to my Senators in California…
I urge you to vote “YES” to Senator Paul’s amendment to S. 3187.
Also, to vote “NO” on Senator Durbin’s amendment to S. 3187 which would greatly restrict access to dietary supplements and was submitted to water down Senator Paul’s amendment.
No one should decide for our family what’s best for our family to consume except us. A decision based on examination of truthful and transparant labeling. A personal freedom to choose and a decide based on ones own research on a subject based on persinal findings from facts discovered or experienced, or science from unbiased sources (without personal or financial gain), not someone else’s opinion of what is best for my family.
Protect small farming and our right to choose to buy from them.
Thank you.
Joe and Vicki Keller
https://secure3.convio.net/aahf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1145 Also going on today!!!
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Thank you Sarah for this information. I just sent an email to one of my Senators. I am from the Chicago area and one of Illinois’ senators is Dick Durbin and the other is Mark Kirk. Well, Mr. Kirk had a major stroke earlier this year and has been recovering since January. I don’t know if he is able to vote, but just in case I registered my concern about this issue.
I have contacted Senator Durbin before twice or so about other issues, but he has not been receptive at all and sent a reply chock full of platitudes and cliches. Hopeless!
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Here’s the outcome of the vote:
http://reason.com/blog/2012/05/24/here-are-the-15-senators-who-voted-to-st
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From what I’ve read, not one democrat and only 15 republicans voted in favor of this bill.
We must keep working on our legislators regarding these important issues and build a bigger coalition of support. Remember, squeaky wheels get the grease.
People better be alarmed to know the large majority of U.S. Representatives have voted in favor of using firearms at will against farmers and food producers – who are overwhelmingly HONEST, non-threatening citizens. When U.S. Senators choose firearms over the freedom of farmers and food — you better follow up with local state representatives FAST or lose your American freedoms for good.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00107
Here’s the link that says the motion was tabled. I think this list is the list of those who voted on the “tabling” of the issue.
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