Dr. Ron Paul speaks out on the REAL ISSUE inherent in CODEX
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 1:04 pm
From: Ferlow
Dr. Ron Paul, a USA Congressman, has hit the nail on the head - he has
focused the issue of CODEX and the harmonizing regulations of the WTO and
complicit FDA (and Health Canada) with expert accuracy and precision.
"The real issue is: Who decides, the individual or the state? This is the
central question in almost every political issue. In free societies,
individuals decide what medical treatments or health supplements are
appropriate for them. " Ron Paul
In other words, in free societies, the consumer decides the marketplace by
his/her choices. In dictatorships, this is turned upside-down, in that the
marketplace is dictated by the Siamese-twins of Government-Corporate
collusion via "regulation", and the parameters of consumer choice become
non-existent. CODEX is the final step in this 100 year-old battle to remove
"citizen independence" in the area of health and medice. The first Medical
Acts around 1910 already contained the statement that it is illegal for
citizens "to diagnose, cure or PREVENT a disease".
Since it has become an indisputable scientific FACT that nutrition is the
best PREVENTION and CURE of disease, the owners of the "sickness-industry"
are determined to remove this ECONOMIC THREAT to their MONOPOLY CONTROL
over the health-sickness arena by regulating these nutrients "out of the
open marketplace" and under the pharmaceutical umbrella, where these
nutrients become their property and they can exercise control over their
availability. CODEX is nothing more than "removing of all competition".
The issue is neither "safety" nor "protection". Beware, for "He who
protects you completely also OWNS you completely" i.h.
The first question that should be asked is "Why is a TRADE ASSOCIATION (the
WTO) determining HEALTH criteria and MEDICAL policy?" Secondly, "Why is
the government practicing medicine?" Thirdly, why is the government
selling its citizens to corporate control?.
As Dr. Ron Paul previously pointed out, "When we give government the power
to make medical decisions for us, we, in essence, accept that the state
owns our bodies." ~U.S.Representative Ron Paul, MD,
"Owning people" is the definition of slavery. CODEX, in essence, demands
citizen-slavery to BIG PHARMA, BIG MEDICINE and BIG GOVERNMENT. CODEX
policy makes it very clear that nutritional supplements may not be used to
"cure or prevent disease". We are already witnessing the extension of this
monopoly - namely the concept of "mandatory" medication, with
non-compliance constituting a felony. (Parents are already losing their
children to the State for non-compliance - called "medical negligence".
(Read the Emergency Provisions of the PATRIOT ACT!) That says it all!
Let's call a spade a spade - and focus in on the REAL ISSUE. This is a
battle for survival as a free people!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Dietary Supplements and Health Freedom
Congressman Ron Paul, MD
April 25, 2005
Millions of Americans take dietary supplements every day, and the numbers
are growing as the Baby Boom generation ages. More and more Americans
understandably are frustrated with our government-controlled health care
system. They have concluded that vitamins, minerals, and other supplements
might help them stay healthy and less dependent on the system. They use
supplements because they can buy them freely at stores and research them
freely on the internet, without government interference in the form of
doctors, prescriptions, HMOs, and licenses. In other words, they use
supplements because they are largely free to make their own choices, in
stark contrast to the conventional medical system.
But we live in an era of unbridled government regulation of both our
personal lives and the economy, and Food and Drug administration
bureaucrats burn to regulate supplements in the same manner as prescription
drugs.
The health nannies insist that many dietary supplements are untested and
unproven, and therefore dangerous. But the track record for FDA-approved
drugs hardly inspires confidence. In fact, far more Americans have died
using approved pharmaceuticals than supplements. Not every dietary
supplement performs as claimed, but neither does every FDA drug.
The FDA simply gives people a false sense of security, while crowding out
private watchdog groups that might provide truly disinterested consumer
information. It fosters a complacent attitude and a lack of personal
responsibility among people who assume a government stamp of approval means
a drug must be safe, and that they need not study a drug before taking it.
The FDA, like all federal agencies, ultimately uses its regulatory powers
in political ways. Certain industries and companies are rewarded, and
others are punished. No regulatory agency is immune from politics, which
is why the FDA should not be trusted with power over our intimate health
care decisions.
The real issue is not whether supplements really work, or whether FDA drugs
really are safe. The real issue is: Who decides, the individual or the
state? This is the central question in almost every political issue. In
free societies, individuals decide what medical treatments or health
supplements are appropriate for them.
Over the past decade the American people have made it clear they do not
want the federal government to interfere with their access to dietary
supplements. In 1994, Congress bowed to overwhelming public pressure and
passed the Dietary Supplements and Health and Education Act, which
liberalized the rules regarding the regulation of dietary supplements.
Congressional offices received a record number of comments in favor of the
Act, which demonstrates how strongly Americans feel about health freedom.
The FDA simply has thumbed its nose at Congress and ignored the new rules
in many instances, by attempting to suppress information about health
supplements. But in 1999 a federal appellate court affirmed that the
American people have a First Amendment right to such information without
interference from the FDA. However, members of Congress have had to
intervene with the FDA on several occasions to ensure that they followed
the court order.
My regular listeners already know about another looming threat to dietary
supplement freedom. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, an offshoot of the
United Nations, is working to ?harmonize? food and supplement rules between
all nations of the world. Under Codex rules, even basic vitamins and
minerals will require a doctor?s prescription. As Europe moves ever closer
to adopting Codex standards, it becomes more likely that the World Trade
Organization will attempt to force those standards on the United States.
This is yet another example of how the WTO threatens American sovereignty.
By cooperating with Codex, the FDA is blatantly ignoring the will of
Congress and the American people.
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst042505.htm
--------------------------------------------------------
Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm
Dr. Ron Paul, a USA Congressman, has hit the nail on the head - he has
focused the issue of CODEX and the harmonizing regulations of the WTO and
complicit FDA (and Health Canada) with expert accuracy and precision.
"The real issue is: Who decides, the individual or the state? This is the
central question in almost every political issue. In free societies,
individuals decide what medical treatments or health supplements are
appropriate for them. " Ron Paul
In other words, in free societies, the consumer decides the marketplace by
his/her choices. In dictatorships, this is turned upside-down, in that the
marketplace is dictated by the Siamese-twins of Government-Corporate
collusion via "regulation", and the parameters of consumer choice become
non-existent. CODEX is the final step in this 100 year-old battle to remove
"citizen independence" in the area of health and medice. The first Medical
Acts around 1910 already contained the statement that it is illegal for
citizens "to diagnose, cure or PREVENT a disease".
Since it has become an indisputable scientific FACT that nutrition is the
best PREVENTION and CURE of disease, the owners of the "sickness-industry"
are determined to remove this ECONOMIC THREAT to their MONOPOLY CONTROL
over the health-sickness arena by regulating these nutrients "out of the
open marketplace" and under the pharmaceutical umbrella, where these
nutrients become their property and they can exercise control over their
availability. CODEX is nothing more than "removing of all competition".
The issue is neither "safety" nor "protection". Beware, for "He who
protects you completely also OWNS you completely" i.h.
The first question that should be asked is "Why is a TRADE ASSOCIATION (the
WTO) determining HEALTH criteria and MEDICAL policy?" Secondly, "Why is
the government practicing medicine?" Thirdly, why is the government
selling its citizens to corporate control?.
As Dr. Ron Paul previously pointed out, "When we give government the power
to make medical decisions for us, we, in essence, accept that the state
owns our bodies." ~U.S.Representative Ron Paul, MD,
"Owning people" is the definition of slavery. CODEX, in essence, demands
citizen-slavery to BIG PHARMA, BIG MEDICINE and BIG GOVERNMENT. CODEX
policy makes it very clear that nutritional supplements may not be used to
"cure or prevent disease". We are already witnessing the extension of this
monopoly - namely the concept of "mandatory" medication, with
non-compliance constituting a felony. (Parents are already losing their
children to the State for non-compliance - called "medical negligence".
(Read the Emergency Provisions of the PATRIOT ACT!) That says it all!
Let's call a spade a spade - and focus in on the REAL ISSUE. This is a
battle for survival as a free people!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Dietary Supplements and Health Freedom
Congressman Ron Paul, MD
April 25, 2005
Millions of Americans take dietary supplements every day, and the numbers
are growing as the Baby Boom generation ages. More and more Americans
understandably are frustrated with our government-controlled health care
system. They have concluded that vitamins, minerals, and other supplements
might help them stay healthy and less dependent on the system. They use
supplements because they can buy them freely at stores and research them
freely on the internet, without government interference in the form of
doctors, prescriptions, HMOs, and licenses. In other words, they use
supplements because they are largely free to make their own choices, in
stark contrast to the conventional medical system.
But we live in an era of unbridled government regulation of both our
personal lives and the economy, and Food and Drug administration
bureaucrats burn to regulate supplements in the same manner as prescription
drugs.
The health nannies insist that many dietary supplements are untested and
unproven, and therefore dangerous. But the track record for FDA-approved
drugs hardly inspires confidence. In fact, far more Americans have died
using approved pharmaceuticals than supplements. Not every dietary
supplement performs as claimed, but neither does every FDA drug.
The FDA simply gives people a false sense of security, while crowding out
private watchdog groups that might provide truly disinterested consumer
information. It fosters a complacent attitude and a lack of personal
responsibility among people who assume a government stamp of approval means
a drug must be safe, and that they need not study a drug before taking it.
The FDA, like all federal agencies, ultimately uses its regulatory powers
in political ways. Certain industries and companies are rewarded, and
others are punished. No regulatory agency is immune from politics, which
is why the FDA should not be trusted with power over our intimate health
care decisions.
The real issue is not whether supplements really work, or whether FDA drugs
really are safe. The real issue is: Who decides, the individual or the
state? This is the central question in almost every political issue. In
free societies, individuals decide what medical treatments or health
supplements are appropriate for them.
Over the past decade the American people have made it clear they do not
want the federal government to interfere with their access to dietary
supplements. In 1994, Congress bowed to overwhelming public pressure and
passed the Dietary Supplements and Health and Education Act, which
liberalized the rules regarding the regulation of dietary supplements.
Congressional offices received a record number of comments in favor of the
Act, which demonstrates how strongly Americans feel about health freedom.
The FDA simply has thumbed its nose at Congress and ignored the new rules
in many instances, by attempting to suppress information about health
supplements. But in 1999 a federal appellate court affirmed that the
American people have a First Amendment right to such information without
interference from the FDA. However, members of Congress have had to
intervene with the FDA on several occasions to ensure that they followed
the court order.
My regular listeners already know about another looming threat to dietary
supplement freedom. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, an offshoot of the
United Nations, is working to ?harmonize? food and supplement rules between
all nations of the world. Under Codex rules, even basic vitamins and
minerals will require a doctor?s prescription. As Europe moves ever closer
to adopting Codex standards, it becomes more likely that the World Trade
Organization will attempt to force those standards on the United States.
This is yet another example of how the WTO threatens American sovereignty.
By cooperating with Codex, the FDA is blatantly ignoring the will of
Congress and the American people.
http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2005/tst042505.htm
--------------------------------------------------------
Sheri Nakken, R.N., MA, Classical Homeopath
http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm