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Legislators attempt to force fluoridation on New Jersey

2/21/2012 - New Jersey is one of the few U.S. states where the vast majority of its residents are not forcefully medicated with fluoride chemicals via their water supplies. Only about 20 percent of New Jersey residents, in fact, are exposed to fluoride in water, which makes it the fourth least fluoridated state...

ACTA is worse than SOPA, here's what you need to know

1/29/2012 - As a warrior for Internet freedom, you helped defeat the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA by supporting Web black outs by sites like Wikipedia and by contacting your lawmaker to voice your displeasure. So loud was your voice that even the president of the United States sided with you in opposing it. But...

New legislation would strip you of your citizenship

1/16/2012 - You remember that loathsome, constitutionally questionable provision of the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act that allows the U.S. military to indefinitely detain even American citizens only suspected of terrorist and other activities, right? Now comes its evil twin, the Enemy Expatriation...

Rep. Kucinich proposes legislation to ban open-air cultivation of pharmaceutical-producing GE crops

1/10/2012 - A long-time advocate of protecting the food supply from the detrimental, and most-likely irreversible, effects of genetically-engineered (GE) crops on the environment and humans, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has proposed new legislation to ban the open-air cultivation of GE crops programmed to produce...

Grassroots Internet freedom movement slams GoDaddy.com, lawmakers for their support of SOPA

12/28/2011 - The Internet is the "final frontier" when it comes to pure freedom of speech and expression, which is why authoritarian regimes in places like Iran and China either severely limit or ban access to much of it. Having said that, you wouldn't think that here in the cradle of democracy and freedom, American...

Obama White House OKs legislation allowing military to arrest, detain terror suspects on U.S. soil

12/17/2011 - The last time the U.S. military was employed in a domestic law enforcement capacity was following the Civil War, during the "Reconstruction" years when military generals ran the "lawless" Southern states. In short, this experiment in using the military as a police force was an unmitigated disaster....

Maui residents craft legislation to ban geo-engineering 'chemtrails'

9/26/2011 - The mainstream news media has been quietly releasing an increasing number of stories these days that openly admit the existence of geo-engineering programs, including accounts of various chemical and particle release programs similar to the "chemtrail" operations that those dubbed as conspiracy theorists...

Pharma-backed legislation to allow secret vaccinations of children without parental consent about to become law in California

9/20/2011 - Growing and widespread public awareness about the dangers associated with vaccines has naturally resulted in the steady decline of this once-lucrative sector of conventional "medicine." And in a desperate effort to preserve the financial viability of vaccines, Big Pharma has switched gears and is now...

Internet takeover: New legislation would allow state to arbitrarily shut down, seize websites

7/26/2011 - Freedom of speech is under attack once again as the bloated US federal government continues its quest to destroy the last bastion of free and open communication -- the internet. Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property"...

Texas TSA legislation returns as brave Rep calls out Perry for neglecting bill

6/22/2011 - Despite countless pages of rhetoric about "defending the Constitution and demonstrating the harm caused by excesses in Washington" in his new book Fed Up, Texas Gov. Rick Perry had all but abandoned his seeming interest in supporting a bill to restrict the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...

American Dietetic Association attempting to monopolize nutritional advice

6/6/2011 - An organization that promotes the practice of natural healthcare and supports the right of consumers to choose their own treatment options has said it believes the American Dietetic Association is attempting to monopolize the nutrition industry by denying access to qualified professionals. Darrell...

American Dietetic Association passing legislation to seize control over nutritionists

5/31/2011 - Well-qualified nutritionists that have been trained in proper nutrition, and that understand that simple calorie counting is not enough to ensure good health, are threatened by American Dietetic Association-sponsored (ADA) legislation quietly being passed all across the US. According to the Alliance...

Congress to authorize perpetual war with no enemies and no end

5/20/2011 - After the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush and Congress committed the nation to a "global war on terror," which - for perhaps the first time in U.S. history - the nation launched a military campaign that was aimed more against fighting an ideology rather than an army. And today, 10 years later,...

GRAIN report exposes the fraud of 'food safety' legislation

5/10/2011 - The typical response to food contamination outbreaks in the industrialized world, and particularly in the US, is to impose stricter regulations and more so-called "food safety" requirements. But a new report compiled by GRAIN, an international non-profit group devoted to supporting small farmers, explains...

Texas to make TSA pat-downs felony crimes

5/5/2011 - - Well, it was bound to happen. Someone has finally gotten so tired of the X-rated pat-downs at airports they are trying to criminalize it. Tired of waiting for the federal government to do the right thing and uphold Americans' Fourth Amendment right to privacy and protections against unreasonable...

Support genetically engineered food "Right to Know" legislation In your state

4/5/2011 - Legislation that would require labels on genetically engineered salmon or other GE foods has been introduced in 14 states across the country. Please take action if you live in one of the following states. If your state hasn't introduced a bill yet, take action here: http://www.capwiz.com/grassrootsnetroots/issues/alert/?alertid=22063501&type%20=ST Alaska...

Interactive Food Sovereignty Map tracks states, localities that have passed food freedom laws

3/25/2011 - The battle to preserve freedom of food choice rages on as many towns, cities, and even entire states work to pass food sovereignty laws that prohibit the federal government from interfering with health and food freedom. And Grown in the City, a group devoted to teaching people how to grow their own...

Wyoming, Maine introduce food freedom legislation to combat S. 510

2/5/2011 - On December 19, 2010, the U.S. Senate voted 73 - 25 to pass the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, also known as S. 510. Though the bill has not yet officially been signed into law, several states, including Wyoming and Maine, are gearing up to challenge parts or all of it with the passage of their...

Councilman to introduce legislation to stop fluoridation of New York City water supply

1/2/2011 - The momentum to remove fluoride from America's water supplies is picking up steam, thanks to mounting evidence that the toxic chemical byproduct of the aluminum and phosphate fertilizer industries causes brain damage, thyroid problems and cancer. Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens) recently told those...

S 510 Food Safety bill now dead in the water due to blue slip mistake

12/1/2010 - It is now being revealed that US Senators slipped up in a big way when passing the Food Safety Modernization Act on Tuesday: They added what are effectively "new taxes" into the bill, and according to the U.S. Constitution, only the House of Representatives can initiate legislation requiring new taxes. Thus,...

Bipartisan healthcare exemption legislation first of many to challenge Obamacare

11/21/2010 - In recent months, many states have been scrambling to develop "opt-out" legislation for the Obama Administration's massive health care overhaul. But rather than simply be a partisan issue, many politicians from both sides of the aisle have decided to join forces and work to exempt their states from...

Federal Health Care Nullification Act overturns nationalized health care

11/5/2010 - Ever since the massive health care overhaul, also known as the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", was signed into law on March 23, 2010, many individual states have been fighting to either repeal portions of it or challenge its constitutionality in federal courts. But The Tenth Amendment...

Regulators prey on food processing plant in effort to pass federal food legislation (opinion)

10/24/2010 - The Texas Department of State Health Services recently ordered Sangar Produce, a San Antonio-based produce processor, to cease operations and recall all of its bagged salads and cut up fruit and vegetable products. Authorities say the plant was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which may have...

Vote NO for Congress - why Congress has failed the People on health care, debt and freedom

10/18/2010 - Ah, election season is upon us again, and the nation -- ever in dire need of some new disorder to treat with drugs -- is suffering from electile dysfunction. Nobody seems to know which political party or congressional candidates might lead us out of the national mess we're in today, with debt spiraling...

Farmer, consumer outcry helping to stop passage of draconian 'food safety' bill

9/21/2010 - Advocates of Senate Bill 510 (S.510) -- also known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act -- are lamenting the delayed passage of the sweeping legislation that many say threatens American food freedom. According to reports, opposition from the public, local farmers and some members of Congress could...

Climate change legislation benefits the elite, not the people

9/10/2010 - The National Forestry Commission of Mexico in conjunction with the Swiss government recently held a conference to discuss the possibility of new, centralized climate change legislation. If enacted, the legislation will change the way Latin America governs its forests, and potentially set a precedent...

Pharmaceutical drug contamination of waterways threatens life on our planet

7/29/2010 - The President's Cancer Panel (PCP) recently released its yearly report to the President outlining the status of cancer in America. This year's report focuses primarily on environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk. According to the report, pharmaceutical drugs are a serious environmental pollutant,...

Health care dictatorship: A crime against America

3/23/2010 - It's amazing that the day before the health care "reform" bill is passed in America, the FDA announces that one of the most popular statin drugs sold in America causes so much kidney damage that it might kill you. And then the day after this health care bill passes, the FDA announces that a popular...

Health care reform bill dooms America to Pharma-dominated sickness and suffering

3/22/2010 - Today the medical mafia struck another devastating blow to the health and freedom of all Americans. With the support of an inarguably corrupt Congress that has simply abandoned the real needs of the American people, the sick-care industry has locked in a high-profit scheme of disease and monopoly-priced...

Legislation Puts Your Health at Risk, Part II (Opinion)

3/21/2010 - In Part 1, dealing with the European Union`s corruption in protecting Big Pharma by curtailing the people`s access to nutritional supplements, we left off before getting into the consequences of such actions - actions which severely put people`s health at risk. In a smooth double-talk that is almost...

Legislation Puts Your Health at Risk, Part I (Opinion)

3/18/2010 - What would you do if there are events that, bit by bit, take place that could adversely affect your health and put your well being at risk? Imagine coming to a natural food store and finding the supplement section closed, at best, or the store boarded up and out of business, at worst. So, you go to...

The Mothers Act Disease Mongering Campaign - Part IV

8/27/2009 - This is part four of an article series by Evelyn Pringle. Find previous parts here: Part One (http://www.naturalnews.com/026634_drugs_suicide_adhd.html), Part Two (http://www.naturalnews.com/026707_health_disease_depression.html) and Part Three (http://www.naturalnews.com/026742_depression_disease_postpartum_depression.html)....

Stress Testing the MOTHERS Act

5/7/2009 - The Mothers Act is due to be voted on soon by the U.S. Senate. This is the Big Pharma-advocated law that would require the mandatory screening of all expectant mothers for depression -- with the intent of drugging them if symptoms are present. Investigative journalist Kelly Patricia O'Meara has authored...

Food Freedom is under Assault, H.R. 759 Worse than H.R. 875

4/24/2009 - Salmonella outbreaks, food contamination, and other regulatory deficiencies over the nation's food supply during the past several years have led to a barrage of proposed legislation aimed at improving food safety. H.R. 875, H.R. 759, and H.R. 1332, are three major bills that have been proposed in recent...

New HUD Rules Make It Easier to Have Emotional Support Animals

4/10/2009 - It is commonly understood that people can win the right to have companion animals in no-pet housing if they have a "doctor`s letter" attesting to the need for a support animal. In the past, association boards have gotten away with denying doctors` letters several ways. New HUD (U.S. Department of Housing...

FDA Proposal for Safer Imported Food

10/14/2008 - The FDA issued a proposal to design new legislation to reduce a practice known as "port shopping." This is a small step forward towards safer imports into the US; a little slow in development, but better late than never. Currently there are over 300 ports of entry into the United States to receive...

New Legislation in the Emerging Surveillance State

4/30/2008 - A new measure, if it becomes law, will result in more government surveillance of innocent Americans without warrants, according to Congressman Ron Paul in his weekly column "Texas Straight Talk". Last month, the House amended the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the government's...

New Legislation Calls for Government Ownership of DNA

4/29/2008 - An article published in the April 4, 2008 issue of World Net Daily outlines a plan that has state and federal governments staking claim to the ownership of every newborn's DNA in perpetuity. This Orwellian like plan is advancing under the radar of most privacy rights activists, as well as that of most...

Aloha Aspartame? Unfortunately, Not Yet

3/11/2008 - Walking down the isles of your local supermarket, it is difficult to pick up any one item that does not contain aspartame. Without actually reading the ingredient list, consumers are led to believe that labels touting, "No Sugar Added", "Low Sugar", or "Sugar-Free" are actually healthy no sugar alternatives,...

Hawaii Aspartame Bill Update: Lobbyists Crushing Consumer Protection Law to Ban Nutrasweet

2/20/2008 - Consumer Protection efforts to ban Aspartame/Methanol/Formaldehyde as an artificial sweetener in Hawaii have run into curious tactics by lobbyists compounded by indifference and inertia on the part of the key legislators. The House Bill was "deferred" on the last day it could be properly heard and voted...

The Vitamin Hoax: Big Pharma Speaks Through Reader's Digest Magazine

2/4/2008 - The cover of the November 2007 issue of Reader's Digest magazine makes a strong statement through a featured article entitled The Vitamin Hoax: 10 Not to Take. Written by Reader's Digest Senior Research Editor, Neena Samuel, the article cautions readers not to be duped into purchasing vitamins and supplements....

Hotlining: A Process Used to Pass Important Laws Without Oversight

12/4/2007 - In each Senator's office, three special phone lines exists which take passing a bill from the several week process with which most Americans are familiar to a potential fifteen minutes. "Hotlining," as it is called, is meant to be a fast method of passing the assumed consent bills and resolutions....

FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams

7/12/2007 - On July 11, 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 2900, blocking debate on the law and preventing the introduction of any amendments that might have provided meaningful drug safety protections for consumers. This action demonstrates that the House of Representatives, much like the Senate,...

Clean energy legislation would require U.S. to shift to 20 percent renewable energy by 2020

6/3/2007 - The Union of Concerned Scientists has praised the introduction of a House bill that will move the world toward energy independence. With efforts to lessen the nation's reliance on foreign oil, energy bills could soon be voted down in favor of alternative forms of electricity. Jump directly to: conventional...

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers

5/9/2007 - The U.S. Senate passed the FDA "drug safety" bill today (S.1082) with a 93-1 vote. A key amendment that would have called for genuine drug safety protections for consumers -- the Grassley amendment 1039 -- was defeated by a single vote (47 to 46). The new law deepens financial ties between Big Pharma...

Natural health community having a huge impact on Senate bill S.1082; consumers achieving important victories

5/4/2007 - We have good news to report on the Senate bill S.1082 that we've been covering all week. The grassroots efforts of citizens and advocates in the health freedom movement are making a huge impact on this legislative effort. We've already managed to delay the voting on the bill from early this week to...

FDA Revitalization Act renamed, amended and still hotly debated; floor vote is imminent

5/1/2007 - The hotly-debated S.1082 legislation sponsored by Sen. Kennedy has now been renamed the Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007, reports Brenna Hill of the Health Freedom Foundation and American Association (www.HealthFreedom.net). The bill is being hotly debated and has been delayed by two...

San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags

3/28/2007 - San Francisco's city council has voted to become the first U.S. city to ban large supermarkets from using plastic bags made from petroleum products. The legislation, approved today by the city's Board of Supervisors, is on its way to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and expected to be signed by him....

The health care reform legislation that Congress should pass, but won't

2/15/2007 - All of a sudden, everyone's talking about health care reform in the United States. From corporations like Wal-Mart to the newly-elected Democratic majority in the House, it seems that everyone -- business, government and the public -- recognizes our health care system is broken. And it is widely recognized...

Maryland legislator seeks to ban trans fat

1/25/2007 - Following in the footsteps of New York City, a Maryland delegate has proposed legislation to ban trans fats in the Old Line State. The legislation comes from Democrat James W. Hubbard, whose recent bill in Maryland’s House of Delegates would ban restaurants from serving foods with more than a half-gram...

John Hammell of International Advocates for Health Freedom discusses health freedom under siege; Part 1

10/16/2006 - Mike: Hi, I'm Mike Adams and I am here today with John Hammell of NoCodexGenocide.com to talk about Codex, the supplement industry and why people need to get involved in the fight for health freedom. Give us a little background, please, John. John: I am the president of International Advocates for...

Sixth grade girls to face mandatory cervical cancer vaccinations under Michigan bill

9/13/2006 - Tuesday, a bipartisan group of female lawmakers backed legislation that, if passed, would require all Michigan girls entering sixth grade in the Fall of 2007 to be vaccinated against cervical cancer. Lead sponsor Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom said the legislation is the first of its kind in the United...

US Senators introduce legislation to force drug companies to complete post-approval studies

7/20/2006 - A bill proposed by Sens. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., would subject drug companies to harsh fines if they fail to complete post-approval studies or violate proposed safety-monitoring plans after FDA approval of a product. Enzi, the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...

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