Action pnum987 Last 25 Messages Transmitted Log Support HR 778 Now ********** [212514:083016] M.T., Glendale, AZ It is my body and I have the right to choose what I eat. This is a disgusting outrage that I even have to sign a petition like this. You have been elected to look out for our Constitutional rights. Do your job! ********** [122526:061114] T.P., Little Switzerland, NC This law is obsolete and does not serve any purpose except to restrict our right to choose the food we want and need to eat. ********** [154052:052614] L.W., Cottonwood, AZ Why is it that alcohol, cigarettes, high fructose corn syrup, and now marijuana can be purchased, but raw milk is forbidden to consumers who have knowledge about consuming raw milk? ********** [143024:021714] s.k., Wilmington, DE I ask that you please support HR 778. I cannot imagine our world free of raw milk. Have you ever drank a cold glass of unprocessed milk? Drive to Lancaster on a Sat. afternoon and try some. Tastes like a vanilla milk shake!! There are no dangers present - just less money for big dairy. I also would like to continue purchasing organic veggies w/o pesticides having been sprayed on them ********** [044356:010314] W.B., Saint Joseph, MO It is common sense that Mother nature will produce superior product than some scientist in a lab. Big business is driving our government as it has done so a couple of times in the past. It is time the people take a stand an right the ship. ********** [190916:120213] A.S., Wheeling, IL Raw milk is extremely necessary for the health of any people who drink milk from animals other then humans. Raw milk is NOT contaminated, because the probiotics in raw milk kill all the bad bacteria, and also because the farms which produce and sell raw milk are of good practice and are EXTREMELY cleaner then other, commercial milk facilities. Without the enzymes that are present ONLY in raw milk, our pure, innocent babies are being subjected to disease, allergies, and digestive problems because their intestines have NO protective coating, which can be gained only from raw milk (human, cow, or goat). Buying directly from a farm can actually be impossible, because some people do not have transportaion and because supplies are limited. I have just written to Whole Foods asking them to sell raw milk because it is so hard to get, and they said they are not allowed to! It is very important for the health of our society that raw milk be available, because it is the ONLY decent way to feed infants who do not have access to breastmilk, and for the many American consumers who think that cows milk is a daily staple, they are having unhealthy versions of this milk. In fact, pasteurized milk is actually far MORE likely to be contaminated with harmful bacteria, because the natural properties of the milk which combat any negative effects have been destroyed. And also because commercial farms, which would not sell raw milk, are extremely dirty and disease-ridden, unlike family farms who would sell raw milk. In addition, homogenized and pasteurized milk can be unsafe while having no odor and no sour taste. It is vitally important for mothers to have access to raw milk for the health of their infant babies, who are suffering severely from the lack of that protective lining, formed ONLY by whole, raw milk. ********** [190907:120213] A.S., Wheeling, IL Raw milk is extremely necessary for the health of any people who drink milk from animals other then humans. Raw milk is NOT contaminated, because the probiotics in raw milk kill all the bad bacteria, and also because the farms which produce and sell raw milk are of good practice and are EXTREMELY cleaner then other, commercial milk facilities. Without the enzymes that are present ONLY in raw milk, our pure, innocent babies are being subjected to disease, allergies, and digestive problems because their intestines have NO protective coating, which can be gained only from raw milk (human, cow, or goat). Buying directly from a farm can actually be impossible, because some people do not have transportaion and because supplies are limited. I have just written to Whole Foods asking them to sell raw milk because it is so hard to get, and they said they are not allowed to! It is very important for the health of our society that raw milk be available, because it is the ONLY decent way to feed infants who do not have access to breastmilk, and for the many American consumers who think that cows milk is a daily staple, they are having unhealthy versions of this milk. In fact, pasteurized milk is actually far MORE likely to be contaminated with harmful bacteria, because the natural properties of the milk which combat any negative effects have been destroyed. And also because commercial farms, which would not sell raw milk, are extremely dirty and disease-ridden, unlike family farms who would sell raw milk. In addition, homogenized and pasteurized milk can be unsafe while having no odor and no sour taste. It is vitally important for mothers to have access to raw milk for the health of their infant babies, who are suffering severely from the lack of that protective lining, formed ONLY by whole, raw milk. ********** [190849:120213] A.S., Wheeling, IL Raw milk is extremely necessary for the health of any people who drink milk from animals other then humans. Raw milk is NOT contaminated, because the probiotics in raw milk kill all the bad bacteria, and also because the farms which produce and sell raw milk are of good practice and are EXTREMELY cleaner then other, commercial milk facilities. Without the enzymes that are present ONLY in raw milk, our pure, innocent babies are being subjected to disease, allergies, and digestive problems because their intestines have NO protective coating, which can be gained only from raw milk (human, cow, or goat). Buying directly from a farm can actually be impossible, because some people do not have transportaion and because supplies are limited. I have just written to Whole Foods asking them to sell raw milk because it is so hard to get, and they said they are not allowed to! It is very important for the health of our society that raw milk be available, because it is the ONLY decent way to feed infants who do not have access to breastmilk, and for the many American consumers who think that cows milk is a daily staple, they are having unhealthy versions of this milk. In fact, pasteurized milk is actually far MORE likely to be contaminated with harmful bacteria, because the natural properties of the milk which combat any negative effects have been destroyed. And also because commercial farms, which would not sell raw milk, are extremely dirty and disease-ridden, unlike family farms who would sell raw milk. In addition, homogenized and pasteurized milk can be unsafe while having no odor and no sour taste. It is vitally important for mothers to have access to raw milk for the health of their infant babies, who are suffering severely from the lack of that protective lining, formed ONLY by whole, raw milk. ********** [200808:111613] S.H., Castle Rock, CO We, the People have the right to make our own decisions about the milk we drink and the food we eat. ********** [033237:072713] J.F., Grants Pass, OR Its time to pass the HR 778 bill... This bill will end the ban on raw milk and raw milk products for human consumption. This is just common sense. America needs to wake up and quit letting the government tell us what we can and can not do Our children are allowed to walk into a store and buy Energy drinks that we have no idea what the long term effects are, but in most states cant even buy Raw milk which we know is good for long term health. If coca-cola/or Pepsi Co decided to distribute Raw milk these laws would be passed in a split second... I bet 3/4 of the United States has never even tasted raw milk before.. ********** [050922:060513] R.B., Freeport, NY How does anyone justify not allowing us to purchase RAW MILK! It is our right to CHOOSE WHAT WE EAT OR DRINK and not be told we can not by ANYONE! ********** [072928:052713] M.K., Ribera, NM Those who have done the research, and know the connection between food and health (or lack of it), understand very well that raw milk, cheese etc. is vastly superior in nutrition. But the bottom line is ... since when did we give the government (of, by and for the people?) the right to tell us what we can eat? This is a massive constitutional violation! ********** [024333:051313] J.L., Wahpeton, ND This is just one of many problems with the FDA. If this country wants to fix it's health problem we need to start with an overhaul of the FDA. ********** [213722:051013] m.l., Flemington, NJ I urge you to vote for Ron Paul's HR 788 bill ending the ban on raw milk. The FDA is wrong on this issue and would do better to spend its time notifying people of GM foods that are poisoning us. It is absurd that they have this much power and need to be reminded that we do have the right to choose our own foods. ********** [115826:050913] A.H., Pleasant Grove, UT The FDA has gone too far long ago. I need to eat like my life depends on it because it does. I need my vitamins, I need certain foods, and I don't want to need a prescription to get any of them. ********** [084457:050913] E.F., Valley Stream, NY Bottom line: No one has any right to tell me what I should and should not eat. If you think raw milk is dangerous, don't drink it. But don't push your fears on me. If you allow people to drink Coca-Cola and eat Little Debbie snacks, but ban raw milk, you've got your priorities wrong. ********** [032352:050913] K.A., Tuscumbia, AL SUPPORT HR 778 NOW! This is unbelievable. The FDA poisons Americans on the daily basis. Who gives the FDA the power to govern what we eat!?! ********** [032247:050913] K.A., Tuscumbia, AL SUPPORT HR 778 NOW! This is unbelievable. The FDA poisons Americans on the daily basis. Who gives the FDA the power to govern what we eat!?! ********** [233011:050813] P.F., Jonesport, ME Please support HR 778. Within months of drinking raw milk, our health improved and we dropped down to our high school weight effortlessly. I feel this will is one good way to reduce the cost of health care. Please help us to choose and get easy access to healthy foods. We should have that right. ********** [203949:050813] T.C., Sonoma, CA Fighting for anything in this world is how things have always been... Have we not had enough time to learn from our mistakes? If you lack the perspective to see the capable growth in peace, love, unification, then you have much to learn. I have lost count.. thinking of how many useful things we as humans could be directing our time, energy, effort, work, short life spans towards. Those in denial of these words will say I am foolish. Those who hear these words will agree but remain sitting. Those who remain still will understand. ********** [202722:050813] D.G., Woodside, NY There should be freedom to choose what exactly we want to put in our own mouths. We live in an Information Age so it's really simple to find out for ourselves what is good for our health and what isn't. But that choice needs to fully be at our hands, with no external conviction. ********** [165328:050813] S.M., Cleveland, GA Freedom of choice for any food item should be respected just as any other freedom of choice for consumer needs. Foods nourish our bodies and all citizens of the United States should be allowed the constitutional right to determine the choices of food and drink that they put into their bodies. ********** [133425:050813] C.S., Douglass, KS I have the right to drink healthy milk, my family has that right, same as yours. ********** [131506:050813] T.M., Seattle, WA When did the government stop working for ME? When did the government stop MY choices? When did the government decide I was not capable of making decisions for myself? ********** [113443:050813] A.D., Elkin, NC Our gov. is trying to control our food supply more and more. It is NOT right! We have to right to use raw milk if we want, or raise gardens from heirloom seeds, or whatever we choose to do! As long as there is no outbreak of anything life-threatening, then the GOV can BUTT -OUT! I grew up drinking whole, raw milk, and I never suffered any adverse effects from it! **********