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FDA hoodwinks public over CAM Guidelines comment period, slams door shut on public comments one month early Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And while lawmakers, Big Pharma and the FDA are popping smoke to conceal their tactical movements, the citizens of our so-called "free" nation are having their freedoms systematically stripped from them, right under their noses, spearheaded by the very lawmakers they elected to "represent" them. (Most NewsTarget readers already know this, but true public "representation" in Congress is a joke. lawmakers only represent commercial interests, not the public. There are a few exceptions such as Rep. Ron Paul and Sen. Charles Grassley who are both fighting the FDA on many fronts.

Americans fed up with drug industry influence, FDA corruption, reveals remarkable Consumer Reports survey Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Unfortunately, many of the very lawmakers who will vote on this pending legislation are, much like FDA advisors, "on the take" from the very same pharmaeutical companies that stand to be impacted by their vote. And no lawmakers that I know of are abstaining from the vote due to conflicts of interest. The reality is that Big Pharma has bought Congress, and whatever vote that will soon emerge is a far cry from the real reforms we'd see if our national lawmakers weren't financially beholden to the drug companies for their own reelection campaigns.

FDA hoodwinks public over CAM Guidelines comment period, slams door shut on public comments one month early Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

And while lawmakers, Big Pharma and the FDA are popping smoke to conceal their tactical movements, the citizens of our so-called "free" nation are having their freedoms systematically stripped from them, right under their noses, spearheaded by the very lawmakers they elected to "represent" them. (Most NewsTarget readers already know this, but true public "representation" in Congress is a joke. lawmakers only represent commercial interests, not the public. There are a few exceptions such as Rep. Ron Paul and Sen. Charles Grassley who are both fighting the FDA on many fronts.

FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The country has become an absurdity, where lawmakers actually bicker about how much bribery and corruption should be allowed in the FDA drug approval decision process rather than simply agreeing to ban all bribery and conflicts of interest, which is what sane lawmakers would do. Stand back and watch the bonfire Over the last few months, I have come to the conclusion that it is no longer worth attempting to stop American's self-destruction at the hands of Big Pharma, corrupt politicians and greedy fractional reserve bankers.

Americans betrayed by Democratic senators with surprise amendment that protects Big Pharma monopoly Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It is no exaggeration to say that, with few exceptions, lawmakers no longer vote according to the interests of the citizens they claim to represent. Rather than casting votes that actually protect the public interest, lawmakers now spend their time determining which votes will get them reelected. That, of course, requires money, and corporations have lots of that -- especially when they run FDA-enforced monopoly price fixing schemes that clearly qualify as crimes under existing anti-trust legislation.

Saving America from itself is now up to the people, and the people alone. lawmakers have rendered themselves incapable of making decisions that support any real future for our nation. The U.S. economy is now a carcass of cash (debt, actually), and lawmakers are simply divvying up the spoils to their Big Pharma buddies.

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Although hundreds of thousands of consumers contacted their lawmakers to demand an end to the monopoly price fixing currently operating in the United States, lawmakers seemed confused and could not bring themselves to support any amendment that would have threatened the profits of Big Pharma. Ultimately, the Dorgan amendment was quickly defeated by the Cochran amendment, trapping Americans in a monopoly medical market that would be considered illegal by nearly everyone if a corporation like Microsoft attempted something similar. S.

FDA tyranny to become law: HR.2900 analysis by Richards and Adams Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The country has become an absurdity, where lawmakers actually bicker about how much bribery and corruption should be allowed in the FDA drug approval decision process rather than simply agreeing to ban all bribery and conflicts of interest, which is what sane lawmakers would do. Stand back and watch the bonfire Over the last few months, I have come to the conclusion that it is no longer worth attempting to stop American's self-destruction at the hands of Big Pharma, corrupt politicians and greedy fractional reserve bankers.

Americans fed up with drug industry influence, FDA corruption, reveals remarkable Consumer Reports survey Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The reality is that Big Pharma has bought Congress, and whatever vote that will soon emerge is a far cry from the real reforms we'd see if our national lawmakers weren't financially beholden to the drug companies for their own reelection campaigns. Thus, if Congress actually manages to pass a law that would eliminate drug company influence over FDA decision makers, it would be a clear case of lawmakers under the influence of drug money passing laws to eliminate the influence of drug money for others, but not for themselves. There should be a law against that, it seems.

And no lawmakers that I know of are abstaining from the vote due to conflicts of interest. The reality is that Big Pharma has bought Congress, and whatever vote that will soon emerge is a far cry from the real reforms we'd see if our national lawmakers weren't financially beholden to the drug companies for their own reelection campaigns.

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Although hundreds of thousands of consumers contacted their lawmakers to demand an end to the monopoly price fixing currently operating in the United States, lawmakers seemed confused and could not bring themselves to support any amendment that would have threatened the profits of Big Pharma. Ultimately, the Dorgan amendment was quickly defeated by the Cochran amendment, trapping Americans in a monopoly medical market that would be considered illegal by nearly everyone if a corporation like Microsoft attempted something similar. S.

Natural health community having a huge impact on Senate bill S.1082; consumers achieving important victories Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

We are doing the job that our lawmakers should have been doing in the first place: Protecting the safety of the American people from overzealous, unethical corporations who exercise an alarming level of influence over our lawmakers. And it is to YOUR credit that the people have any voice at all in the Senate. So keep hammering those phone lines today. Make the call to your Senators. This battle is about to be concluded, as a vote is imminent, but how it concludes is up to you, and the final decision may very well rest on the calls placed to Senators today! You can also send an email or fax.

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

At every step, Big Pharma-funded lawmakers voted to minimize any real safety scrutiny and chose instead to dress up their drug-promoting agendas as "public safety" measures. In the end, the only thing that's really safe is the revenue stream of drug companies. An illegal monopoly on prescription drugs has now been officially sanctioned by the U.S. Senate, and organized medicine today is now unquestionably operating as a system of organized crime. lawmakers have been paid off, regulators have been influenced, and the media is being bought with advertising dollars.

Too Profitable to Cure Brent Hoadley, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Regulatory agencies set in place by our lawmakers are also beholden to those lawmakers and, therefore, are influenced by the same corporate money that controls them. Next, the prestigious halls of higher learning, where research and teaching for the medical profession are accomplished, have been purchased by corporations. One of the primary missions of our colleges and universities has historically been to produce unbiased research and share results among the scientific community This mission has been compromised by the influx of corporate dollars.

Corporate greed, corruption, and the coming collapse of America as we know it Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The corporations hire hoards of lobbyists who dart in and out of lawmakers' offices in Washington, leaving behind trails of cash and corruption. Most lawmakers hardly ever meet with the actual people they claim to represent. Instead, they spend their time cavorting with corporate rabblerousers who operate based on the simple principle of greed. Think Enron, but times a thousand. That's who controls Congress today.

Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs Melody Petersen See book keywords and concepts

The fast growth in the use of these drugs began in the early 1990s, as the pharmaceutical companies increased their promotion and after federal lawmakers made attention deficit disorder a protected disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. lawmakers also agreed that families could collect federal disability payments known as supplemental security income (SSI), in cases in which children were impaired by the disorder. Doctors wrote almost five times as many prescriptions for Ritalin and similar drugs in 1996 as they had just six years before.

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

What lawmakers now know for certain is that we will stand up and speak out against any threat to our collective health freedoms. We will contest every bill or amendment that favors corporate interests over consumer interests, and we will hit back with a wave of public protest that fills their phone lines, fax machines and emails with mindful comments and concerns from action-oriented citizens who demand real representation. Our lawmakers now know that members of the health freedom movement will not remain silent when their freedoms are openly threatened.

Too Profitable to Cure Brent Hoadley, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

Regulatory agencies set in place by our lawmakers are also beholden to those lawmakers and, therefore, are influenced by the same corporate money that controls them. Next, the prestigious halls of higher learning, where research and teaching for the medical profession are accomplished, have been purchased by corporations. One of the primary missions of our colleges and universities has historically been to produce unbiased research and share results among the scientific community This mission has been compromised by the influx of corporate dollars.

U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The real problem is that corporations are allowed to financially influence lawmakers in the first place! The problem is the lobbying and campaign finance structure that allows virtually all lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to be so easily and cheaply bought off (or at least strongly influenced) by corporate interests. Lobbyists are far too influential in Washington, and in fact, the Corporation itself has become dangerous to the health, safety and future of the American people. (View the documentary: The Corporation at http://www.TheCorporation.

Why health freedom will ultimately overcome Big Pharma mischief and FDA corruption (opinion) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Our lawmakers now know that members of the health freedom movement will not remain silent when their freedoms are openly threatened. This very fact will make them think twice before introducing future bills that try to regulate dietary supplements, for example, or that limit the choices of consumers. I'm not saying they won't keep trying to outlaw vitamins and expand the powers of Big Pharma and the FDA, but they've at least come to realize that we're going to raise a racket each time they attempt to do so. The health freedom community is getting noticed in Washington.

Americans betrayed by Democratic senators with surprise amendment that protects Big Pharma monopoly Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Backed by Big Pharma reelection campaign money, our lawmakers are acting to directly enforce a Big Pharma monopoly at the expense of the public. While the exact same medications are available from Canada, Europe and other countries for nearly half the price paid in the United States, U.S. consumers will continue to be forced to pay monopoly prices on their medications thanks to the great U.S. Senate sellout to Big Pharma. It's not just consumers who are financially harmed by this drug price fixing scheme, either.

Rather than casting votes that actually protect the public interest, lawmakers now spend their time determining which votes will get them reelected. That, of course, requires money, and corporations have lots of that -- especially when they run FDA-enforced monopoly price fixing schemes that clearly qualify as crimes under existing anti-trust legislation. Democracy is failing When the government of any nation forgets its people and, instead, focuses on defending and promoting the interests of powerful corporations, you no longer have a Democracy.

U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Ultimately, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle will sell out in order to protect their own power and reelection funds. As Rima Laibow (www.HealthFreedomUSA.org) observed in a recent e-mail update to her readers, it's amazing just how cheaply the U.S. Senators have been bought off!

Update on Senate bill S.1082 and implications for the health freedom of consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

What's clear from the Senate's action on the bill is that consumers are not in any meaningful way represented by lawmakers. Rather than fighting to protect consumers' health and hard-earned dollars, the majority of senators have voted in accordance with the wishes of their corporate sponsors -- the drug companies themselves. Thus, the imminent passage of S.1082 is viewed by many as yet one more Senate sellout of the American public to the financial interests of powerful pharmaceutical companies. Byron Richards, author of Fight For Your Health!

U.S. Senators financially enslave Americans as Indentured Servants to Big Pharma Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Senators, many of our lawmakers have become adversaries of the people and are now openly fighting for the expansion of profits and power for mega-corporations while steamrolling the interests and freedoms of the American people. In a very real sense, they have openly betrayed the American people they claim to represent. They have devolved into corporate imperialists who aim to shore up their own power by sacrificing the interests of those they have sworn to protect -- the voters who gullibly put them into power in the first place.

FDA drug safety bill passes in the U.S. Senate; health freedom advocates outraged at betrayal of American consumers Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Senate, and organized medicine today is now unquestionably operating as a system of organized crime. lawmakers have been paid off, regulators have been influenced, and the media is being bought with advertising dollars. Big Pharma now has a near-total chokehold over everything to do with medicine in the United States, from what is taught in medical schools to what's accepted as "scientific" by the medical journals. The takeover of America by drug companies is now nearly complete.

During this rare window of opportunity for real, positive change that could have protected Americans from the predatory marketing practices of criminally-operated drug companies, our lawmakers utterly failed us. Our Senators have sold out to Big Pharma influence, and through their votes, they have doomed the United States to inevitable medical bankruptcy that threatens the future of the nation itself. As corporations continue to flee the U.S. due to overwhelming health care costs, our own Senators believe a monopoly drug racket should continue to be protected!

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