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Mission creep. The FDA has no business responding to emergencies - that's what the CDC and other organisations are for (you can make your own minds up on how well they perform those roles).
If you consider that most drugs that ever make it to the market have undergone years of testing, then there ought to be few 'emergencies'. Food is pretty self -evident: never eat anything green
Food, drugs. Not a power grab.
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If you consider that most drugs that ever make it to the market have undergone years of testing, then there ought to be few 'emergencies'. Food is pretty self -evident: never eat anything green
Food, drugs. Not a power grab.
T
A quote from the article: "The commissioners, which represent more than three decades of FDA experience, said their next step is to come up with a bipartisan white paper for the next administration, no matter who wins the presidency".
Not sure what this would mean either. Bipartisan? Is ANYTHING the government does Bipartisan? If they want to be independent then why take a Bipartisan approach? They should perform their duties without bias or political influence. Just the facts-ALL the facts. This needs exploration.
Not sure what this would mean either. Bipartisan? Is ANYTHING the government does Bipartisan? If they want to be independent then why take a Bipartisan approach? They should perform their duties without bias or political influence. Just the facts-ALL the facts. This needs exploration.
No, no, no! The last thing the public needs is an FDA that doesn't have to answer to Congress! IMO, there needs to be someone that always and forever has the authority to say "No, you can't do that," to the FDA!
If they had autonomy, could something like Senator Johnson asking questions still happen? I want those 'meddling politicians' to continue to hold the purse strings and to keep meddling! I have to go back and read this again, I could be off base, but I about jumped out of my chair reading that article!
If they had autonomy, could something like Senator Johnson asking questions still happen? I want those 'meddling politicians' to continue to hold the purse strings and to keep meddling! I have to go back and read this again, I could be off base, but I about jumped out of my chair reading that article!
From your link...
"Margaret Hamburg, who served as commissioner for six years in the Obama administration, also cited such frustrations, noting for example that HHS had overruled recommendations of FDA scientists on over-the-counter contraceptives."
Maybe Hamburg can plead Emotional Distress during her RICO Testimony.
Former FDA Commissioner Charged in RICO Lawsuit
I believe they need MORE oversight and control.
Fully independent FDA with no oversight? What could possibly go wrong?
Fully independent FDA with no oversight? What could possibly go wrong?
In theory, a scientific agency working independently of politics would be ideal, in reality... well, I no longer consider the FDA a scientific agency.
Who now controls the bureaucracy? They are smaller fiefdoms with "Tsar" heads appointed by the President with an agenda to "fundamentally change" the Constitution and its protections for the common man against the power grabs of the "elite". The last time I heard tsars mentioned, there was somewhere around 42?
Why hasn't Lois Lerner (IRS) gone to jail instead of retiring with a big fat pension you are paying? The Veterans Adm. has killed our vets by their ineptness and willful mistreatment. NO ONE in these positions are punished for any misdeeds against the Constitution......We no longer execute proven traitors to our country.
Could it be that so much power has been given over to the bureaucrats of a continually growing government that our Reps. and Senators are now powerless and do not even bother to read the onerous laws they pass?
The Executive Branch of our government has become too powerful and is getting more "El Duce" like with each presidency........... I fear for our future.
Why hasn't Lois Lerner (IRS) gone to jail instead of retiring with a big fat pension you are paying? The Veterans Adm. has killed our vets by their ineptness and willful mistreatment. NO ONE in these positions are punished for any misdeeds against the Constitution......We no longer execute proven traitors to our country.
Could it be that so much power has been given over to the bureaucrats of a continually growing government that our Reps. and Senators are now powerless and do not even bother to read the onerous laws they pass?
The Executive Branch of our government has become too powerful and is getting more "El Duce" like with each presidency........... I fear for our future.
Not at all remarkable that 6 power hungry bureaucrats are demanding even more power and less accountability.
Well, this is about the worst idea I've ever heard.
Let's take what's completely wrong with government today...
And make everything bad about it even worse...
That's the ticket!
Let's take what's completely wrong with government today...
And make everything bad about it even worse...
That's the ticket!
The ones that most need to go are those hired from regulated industries. If that is only 10% or 100% so be it. Best thing that could (but never will) happen is to scrap the entire mess and start over.
I think you are correct, OldBatty. BUT as long as politicians are allowed to accept political donations to their election funds from corporations, I doubt it will happen.
Some other top donors:
Carpenter's Union
Laborer's Union
Electrical Workers Union
Communication Workers Union
NEA
AFT
Plumbers/Pipefitters
United Steel Workers
United Auto Workers
AFL-CIO
SEIU
Teamsters
Trial Lawyers
2016 Top Donors to Outside Spending Groups | OpenSecrets
So maybe it's campaigning(and the associated contributions) in general that should be done away with.
That's been attempted to various degrees from time to time and hasn't worked well. About the first 6 or 7 presidents didn't even "run" but were chosen by party leaders. No "campaigning" no speeches, no tweets lol... Back then the 'contributions' were from their party papers, and just as vicious - esp. 1800 election.
Yep. Again, no stopping it. About the best solution would be a flat tax or consumption tax ("fair tax") that would then take a supermajority in both Houses to change (ie increase :- ) That would eliminate 1/2 of the Lobbyists in DC. A Representative could say "Sorry, I'd really like to help you with some earmark increase (or decrease), but we can't do that with the flat tax."
Another would be take on the other half of the tax and spending schemes, with a balanced budget amendment, but that wouldn't be as effective as a flat tax. But again, the Representative could say, "Sorry, my hands are tied by the balanced budget amendment." Of course the reason why neither will likely happen is that would cut off funds to the Representatives for campaigns :- )
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