Greetings Friends Well, here it is. This is the first of what I hope will be many national drives to repeal legislation that gives immunity to the makers of the immunizations that have been causing autism for about 30 years or so. These drug companies must take responsibility for their actions and politicians like Bill Frist must answer for their corrupt dealings with these drug companies. Please sign this and forward it on to everyone you know. All of the links will not post so I am including the main link at the bottom of the page. Please do this as well when you go to forward this message ] ate: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:23:54 -0500 (EST) From: "National Autism Association" Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert To: billyv5@yahoo.com Subject: Repeal Vaccine-Maker Immunity Laws From our friends at A-CHAMP... Repeal Drug Company Immunity Laws! Take Action! Tell Congress and State Legislators Not to Put Drug Companies Before the Safety of Americans! Congressional Leaders Challenge Unprecedented Legislation Giving Immunity to Drug Companies Send A Message Urging Repeal Tell Congress That You Object to a Legislative Process Abused by Exercise of Political Muscle and Parliamentary Trick Despite vocal opposition by numerous consumer organizations, including A-CHAMP, Eagle Forum, Public Citizen and many first responder organizations (e.g., nurses, firemen, veterans) legislative trickery carried the day when Congress passed the "Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act" – far-reaching and unprecedented legislation giving liability protection to vaccine makers and preempting state vaccine safety legislation for pandemic countermeasures. Now you can voice your support for those Congressmen who are sticking their necks out to repeal this dangerous legislation. For a news account of the efforts by some representatives to repeal this legislation click here. To read Senator Edward Kennedy's letter demanding repeal of the legislation go here. For a recent account of the secret manipulation that led to this legislation click here. For a summary of the legislative trickery and abuse of process used to get this legislation was enacted go to A-CHAMP's web site here. For a report about how HHS Secretary Leavitt plans to use this legislation to declare an "emergency" that will give pharmaceutical companies immunity for their clinical trials of avian flu vaccine click here. A-CHAMP ran a series of full page advertisements in the Washington Times, The Hill, Roll Call and Congressional Daily opposing this legislation. To see our advertisement go here. To see our letter to the President opposing the bill go here. Below are some reasons why we oppose the so called "Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act." We urge you to write your Federal and State legislators to express your opposition to this unprecedented and unnecessary legislation. Many legislators have no idea of the effect of this bill. We need to educate them, tell them we oppose it and get this horrendous bill REPEALED! 1) The legislation allows use of Thimerosal in vaccines: If the Secretary of Health and Human Services designates that a vaccine is a "covered countermeasure" Thimerosal (a mercury containing preservative) can be used in the vaccine, even if a state has enacting legislation banning or limiting the use of Thimerosal. Any state legislation covering vaccines would be rendered ineffective and Federal law would preempt all state provisions. This applies to any state provision governing vaccines, not just those provisions pertaining to Thimerosal. 2) The legislation provides immunity for ALL Drugs and Vaccines: The language contained in the legislation applies to any drug, vaccine, or biological product that the Secretary of Health and Human Services deems a “covered countermeasure.” This list could include any commercial drug like Tylenol and is not limited in any way to drugs or vaccines meant to treat a pandemic like avian flu. The far-reaching nature of the bill was misrepresented in Congress and in much of the media, where the legislation was presented as primarily concerned with preparations to combat the avian flu. Since the HHS Secretary has described everything from obesity to diabetes to heart disease as epidemics, under the term of this legislation many drugs and vaccines can be covered, whether or not the relate to dangerous pandemics or bioterrorism. There is a serious potential for abuse of this provision by an Executive branch of government known to be friendly to the pharmaceutical industry. 3) Under the legislation immunity can be granted to drug companies at ANY Time: The immunity language depends on the HHS Secretary declaring that a health condition causes a public health emergency or that some health condition could become an emergency at some point in the future. There is nothing in the language of this legislation that requires an actual pandemic or health emergency to exist before the Secretary declares an emergency that triggers the immunity provisions. Thus the Secretary has broad authority to declare an emergency triggering drug company immunity at any time for almost any reason. 4) The legislation gives drug companies immunity for harm caused by their misconduct: The immunity conferred on drug and vaccine manufacturers applies no matter what the drug company did wrong. Even if a drug company operates a dirty facility in which a batch of vaccines is contaminated, and that vaccine kills thousands of Americans, the drug company is immune from liability. 5) The legislation gives drug companies immunity for all acts short of assault or murder: The legislation's language explicitly protects drug companies who act recklessly or who are grossly negligent. An injured person's claim can go forward only in the case where a drug company acted with such willful misconduct as to constitute criminal assault or murder. Anything less than criminal conduct is protected. This language provides the highest standard of proof known to civil law and is unprecedented. 6) Immunity for Murder unless the Secretary or the Attorney General Say Otherwise: Even if a drug company has acted with “willful misconduct” as defined by this language, the drug company is still immune from accountability unless the Secretary or the Attorney General initiates an enforcement action against the drug company and that action is pending at the time a claim is filed or the action resulted in some form of punishment. So even if a drug company knowingly kills thousands of people, if no official enforcement action is taken, that company is still immune. 7) Vaccine Safety is Compromised by this bill: The express purpose of this legislation is to encourage rapid production of sufficient doses of vaccine to inoculate most of the United States population. The vaccine manufacturers used blackmail to push the legislation by stating they would refuse to produce new vaccines, the avian flu vaccine for example, unless the legislation was enacted. The legislation would permit new vaccines to be rushed to market despite risks that would otherwise cause a legally vulnerable manufacturer to exercise caution. The tort system in America has historically been designed to discourage the use of risky products. This legislation changes all that. There exist substances such as one call "MF59", an oil based substance designed to enhance the body's immune reaction to a vaccine, that our public health authorities wish to use in vaccines in order to enhance production capabilities. In a recent broadcast of NBC's Face the Nation Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease Control, told Tim Russert that "hamburger helper", public health's nickname for MF59, would be used to extend the supply of vaccines. MF59 is reported to have been used in an experimental anthrax vaccine given to members of the military causing a variety of autoimmune illnesses such as lupus and arthritis, and resulting in the death of a number of victims. 8) The Legislation is Unconstitutional The legislation takes away the right to compensation, including the right to a jury trial, for persons injured by a covered vaccine. The legislation contains broad, unfettered delegation of legislative power to the executive branch of government in violation of fundamental principles contained in the U.S. Constitution and repeatedly affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Take Action to Tell Your Senator To Repeal the "Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act"! Think Autism. Think Cure. Click here to visit our website Forward email This email was sent to billyv5@yahoo.com, by naa@nationalautism.org Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. 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Hello Again Friends The following is yet another example of the determination that some people have with regard to getting thimerasol out of childhood vaccinations. I too am very determined to stop the practise of injecting our children with this poison. I hope that you are writting your congressmen and women about this matter. Everyone needs to do all they can to stop this terrible miscarriage of justice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congressman Dan Burton's Tribute to Liz Birt TRIBUTE TO ELIZABETH BIRT -- (Extensions of Remarks - February 15, 2006) SPEECH OF HON. DAN BURTON OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006 Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sorrow that I rise today to pay tribute to a good friend and former member of my staff, Ms. Elizabeth Ann Birt, who died following an auto accident while on vacation in Colorado late last year. Liz is survived by her three children: Sarah, Matthew, and Andrew. In 1996, Liz's son Matthew was diagnosed with autism, a devastating neurological disorder that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, now afflicts approximately 1 in 166 American children. My own grandson is autistic so I know first-hand how traumatic this news can be for parents of newly diagnosed autistic children. All too often, parents give up on the search for answers because raising a child with autism requires so much more time and energy than raising a so-called average child. Liz, however, did not back away from the fight. No matter how tired and discouraged she might have been, Liz was determined to show the world that one person can make a difference just by asking questions. Her courageous and infectious enthusiasm ignited a quest for truth and justice for the autistic children of this country. There can be no doubt that Liz fought hard for what she believed in and in the end, her brilliant mind, strong spirit, and passion for the truth made her a hero to the autism community. In fact, it is through her work on autism that I first came to know Liz; and not long after I became Chairman of the Government Reform Committee in 1997, I invited her to join my staff to help lead the Committee's investigation into the autism epidemic sweeping our country. As a valued legal advisor/investigator for the Committee, Liz helped us to elevate the level of public debate about this disease, as well as educate policymakers at all levels of government about the evolving science concerning the toxic effects of thimerosal--a mercury-based preservative commonly used in vaccines. Like many of us who have been involved in this debate over the years, when Liz first heard about the connection between autism and thimerosal, she was skeptical. But she read everything she could find, requested government documents and studies, and in the end became convinced that thimerosal was in fact the cause of her son Matthew's autism. Armed with this knowledge, Liz helped to co-write the groundbreaking congressional staff report, ``Mercury in Medicine--Taking Unnecessary Risks,'' published in the Congressional Record in 2003, which challenged the conventional thinking of the Federal Government, the public health systems, the medical communities, and the pharmaceutical companies on the subject of thimerosal and autism-spectrum disorders. In addition to her government service, Liz served the autism community through her leadership in many nonprofit organizations. As the co-founder of the ``Coalition for SafeMinds'' (Sensible Action for Ending Mercury-induced Neurological Disorders), founder of Medical Interventions for Autism, founding board member of the National Autism Association, and co-creator of the Extreme Sports Camp in Aspen, Colorado, Liz brought joy, hope, and inspiration to many autistic children and their parents. In addition, Liz was one of the founding members of the autism community's first political action organization, A-CHAMP (Advocates for Children's Health Affected by Mercury Poisoning). Liz was especially proud of this venture; and in a short period of time A-CHAMP has become one of the driving forces behind the growing and highly successful movement to ban mercury at the State level. I believe, as Liz did, that strong evidence points to the mercury unnecessarily used in vaccines as part of the autism problem, and that thimerosal played a key role in my grandson developing autism. The science is undeniable: mercury is a base element--and it remains a base element even when mixed with other materials--and the most toxic substance known to man outside of radioactive materials. The fact is that no one has ever identified a positive health benefit to mercury in the human body, and as more science accumulates and more people learn about the dangers of mercury, more time runs out for those who continue to advocate that mercury in vaccines and other medical devices is safe. Eventually, even they will have to admit that it flies in the face of logic to suggest, much less believe, that a substance so dangerously toxic outside the body is harmless once injected into the human body. Until that day comes, I know that I, and others like Liz who believe as I do, will not be silent about this issue or give up in our fight to make our world a safer and healthier place. And when that day does come, we will all owe a debt of gratitude to Liz Birt for leading the way and becoming a leader in a fight she would rather not have been fighting. Liz will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. I respectfully ask my colleagues to join me in sending their deepest sympathies and heartfelt prayers to Liz's family. May God bless them. May a smile follow you to sleep each night,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and be there waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when you awaken. Sincerly, Bill Vanderbilt Mental Health And Political Forums http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8212 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=9637 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8259 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=13254 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=11791 Business Forums http://wv0079721.betteruniverse.com http://www.ourpowerforcedmatrix.com/team.php?UID=10561

Hello Friends The following is an article that I just picked up in a news wire. For me, it brought mixed emotions. It has to deal with ones perception of autism as something other than a physiological illness or condition and by another as an attempt to gain financially from the suffering of those affected be autism. I will just let you come to your own conclusions. Obsurd Claim For Cause Of Autism: Fatherlessness, Fear & Alcoholism The following is a letter written by a friend of The Purple Pew, Paula, to the co-owner of the online ministry Fruitful Vine, Yvonne Kitchen, regarding autism. I must inform you of my concerns regarding your material on Fatherlessness, Fear and Autism. I am astounded at the claims made with regard to Autism. A grave mistake is being made here and a terrible misguiding and irresponsible one at that. Personally, I was raised Roman Catholic and eventually became born again. I continue to stand strong in my faith and the wisdom of God in my daily life. I work as a Behavior Therapist providing direct and indirect services to families with Autism. I provide parent training, staff support, Intensive Behavior Intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis for a school district here in America, California more specifically, where tremendous strides have been made in finding the cause and expanding on the treatments of Autism. People come from around the world to California for the services they are eligible to receive with regard to their specific family members’ disability. I am appalled at the radical and irresponsible approach you have taken in attempting to achieve monetary gain through the sale of misguiding rubbish to vulnerable people who are suffering enough as it is. How dare you claim to know what you are talking about. To claim that if those prayers are read then they will be free of Autism. The breakdown of communication in relationships due to the immoral, commercial, consumeristic, throwaway society in which we live, has nothing to do with the neurological disorder of Autism. Fatherlessness and resulting inherited fear is a huge problem in all societies today, however the deterioration of the family unit has nothing to do with Autism Spectrum Disorder. To claim that you know what will correct and restore full mental health to anyone suffering from Autism is misleading, irresponsible and evil in itself. You are profiting on the elaboration and exploitation of all the things that God has directed us not to JUDGE, but to refrain from. I will pray for you. For wisdom to strike swiftly and for you to withdraw any claims about what you know about Autism. You are recklessly misguiding thousands of innocent and pain filled, grieving people, offering a carrot you are not around to exchange for a fresh one when it softens and rots in their pathetically hopeful hands. If your claim is that the resulting silence brought about in broken homes is ‘Autism-like’ then that needs to be made VERY, VERY clear. Messing with families that suffer from the effects of Autism directly, is a crime that should be dealt with expediently and severely. I will continue to do anything and everything within my power to educate people not only on the REALITY of Autism but the misguided attempts of those seeking to make a profit off of them because of the challenging cards they have been dealt. Autism is not due to evil spirits and inherited fear. With proper training and Early Intensive Behavior Intervention, those who live with Autism may lead full, happy and sometimes entirely independent lives. How dare you poison the hopes of faithful, hard working people with judgment and condemnation of inherited evil.

Hello Friends There is good news to report on the autism front. Sen. Santorim (R-PA) and Sen. Dodd (D-CT) have cosponsered a new bill to be presented to congress. Tjis bill will substantially increse federal spending for autism reasearch and treatment programs. You may want to thank these gentlemen for their efforts. You might also want to contact your own Reps. and Senators and ask them to support this legislation. Always include a gentle threat of not getting your vote if they don't support this bill. This comming election may very well turn out to be a major power shift. I believe that many republicans that have supported Bush throughout his reigne of terror will be voted out of office this year so make sure we replpace them with worthy candidates that actually will honor the will of the people. The followinbg link will take you to the Autism Speaks site. I recommend you join this organization and support them any way you can. They are doing a fantastic job. https://www.autismspeaks.org/myaccount/update.php May a smile follow you to sleep each night,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and be there waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when you awaken. Sincerly, Bill Vanderbilt Mental Health And Political Forums http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8212 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=9637 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8259 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=13254 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=11791 Business Forums http://wv0079721.betteruniverse.com http://www.ourpowerforcedmatrix.com/team.php?UID=10561

Hello Friends There is good news to report on the autism front. Sen. Santorim (R-PA) and Sen. Dodd (D-CT) have cosponsered a new bill to be presented to congress. Tjis bill will substantially increse federal spending for autism reasearch and treatment programs. You may want to thank these gentlemen for their efforts. You might also want to contact your own Reps. and Senators and ask them to support this legislation. Always include a gentle threat of not getting your vote if they don't support this bill. This comming election may very well turn out to be a major power shift. I believe that many republicans that have supported Bush throughout his reigne of terror will be voted out of office this year so make sure we replpace them with worthy candidates that actually will honor the will of the people. The followinbg link will take you to the Autism Speaks site. I recommend you join this organization and support them any way you can. They are doing a fantastic job. https://www.autismspeaks.org/myaccount/update.php May a smile follow you to sleep each night,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and be there waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, when you awaken. Sincerly, Bill Vanderbilt Mental Health And Political Forums http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8212 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=9637 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8259 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=13254 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=11791 Business Forums http://wv0079721.betteruniverse.com http://www.ourpowerforcedmatrix.com/team.php?UID=10561