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Thanks Greg for stating the case against these two "evildoers" Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Wasson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:35 AM Subject: Re: Sen Brownback > Ray, > > We beat back thugs like Sam B. and "Dr." Dave Weldon of Florida, who is > the House version of Brownback, by doing exactly what you and others like > you are doing. Educating voters and elected officials about this kind of > legislation and the real purposes and people behind it. > > The Brownback/Weldon bills of 2002 and 2003 that would have criminalized > scnt research, and jailed the scientists doing the research and the > patients who might choose to be saved by it, passed by large margins in > the House of Representatives, with little or no debate. Many congressmen > admitted they hadn't even read the bills before voting. > > It was only through intensive campaigns by patients and patient advocacy > groups that this legislation was defeated in the Senate in both of those > years. By 2004 the house bill never even got out of committee. This was a > real testament to the power of patients and patient advocacy organizations > like CAMR. JDRF and PAN to bring attention and legislative focus on the > horrific content of the Brownback/Weldon bills. > > Writing to your representatives, your newspapers, radio talk shows, and > this patient network is what it takes. The public is now largely aware of > the potential of stem cell research and overwhemingly favors it. Letting > our elected representatives and others know that we care and we vote will > keep "Sam and Dave" and their ilk from getting their "use your brain, go > to jail" bills from becoming the law of the land. > > Best, > > Greg > > > > > rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > ... > > > I have applied for Parkinson's research participation in South Korea and > know if Brownback wins I could become a criminal. > > I don't know what we can do to wake people up. > Rayilyn Brown > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > "Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. > He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and > a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be > paid...Attention, attention must finally be paid to such a person." - > Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn