FAN Bulletin 1041

January 19, 2009

Before we get to “the noose” to end fluoridation in the US.  A couple of snippets:

We received a delightful note from Roger Masters responding to my discussion on “keeping score”. Roger wrote:

Aristotle defines “excellence” as doing something to the greatest precision and
effectiveness that’s possible, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO EITHER REWARD OR PRAISE.  I
respect Aristotle and accept his judgment: therefore I don’t keep score.  Get
the facts EXACTLY right, then remember Einstein’s rule: what’s needed to
correct error is a combination of intelligence and stubbornness.  After all, at
first a new truth is ignored, then it’s attacked, and then “everyone knows it.”  

I’ll take a victory with 99 runs over a defeat or even a tie with 100 runs
(whatever the record books say).

Roger

 2. Fluoridation didn’t make it into the top ten issues that the Obama-Transition team’s will be pursuing, at least based on our efforts. However, the National Health Federation’s statement did make it in to the top issues (see http://www.change.org/ideas ) and their statement “Health Freedom is the First Freedom” did include as one of their health freedoms: Freedom to drink municipal water free of fluoride and other toxins

So fingers crossed that this issue will be addressed by the next administration. And now:

Tightening the noose on fluoridation in the US

Any one who can read must realize that the days of fluoridation in the US are numbered. Here is a way to reduce the number of days we have to wait ? at least in the city in which you live.

Here is a three step program suggested to me this afternoon by Maureen Jones, , a long time fluoridation fighter from California.

STEP 1. Write this letter to your local water utility:

Dear Director,

Would you please provide to me on your letterhead a reference to one long-term toxicological study done on the product that you use to fluoridate our water supply, which supports the certification required by ANSCI/NSF Standard 60 (see paragraph 3.2.1).

Sincerely,
….

Note: do not give him or her your phone number. You want this in writing and on their letterhead. For your own information, no such study exists, which makes what they are doing illegal.

If they do reply take it to one of your councilors and advance to step 2. If they refuse to reply, then ask your councilor to get a reply (in writing) on your behalf.

STEP 2. When your councilor is suitably shocked by their answer ? or puzzled by their unwillingness to respond ? this is the time to give your councilor the Professionals’ Statement calling for an end to fluoridation worldwide, now signed by over 2000 professionals, with the number rising by the day. Hopefully, by the time you get to Step 2 you will have in your hands a copy of our new DVD, “Professional Perspectives on the Fluoridation Debate” and you should give that to the councilor as well.

STEP 3. Now that you have softened him or her up with the notion that this practice is not legal (by their own limited standards) nor safe, it is time to throw the third punch. Tell him or her that when they stop fluoridation they are going to SAVE MONEY! That message is going to ring very loudly in 2009.

If you have any trouble negotiating these three steps please contact either myself at paul@fluoridealert.org or Maureen at maureenJ@pacbell.net

If you live outside the US you might wish to find out if your country has similar regulations on the chemicals they add to water.

Happy hunting!

Paul Connett