Also, Russ, the pharmaceutical companies contribute significantly to the campaigns of the Democats and Republicans - whichever party they feel will do them the most good. So, not wanting to lose this revenue, the gov't will do everything to protect the pharmaceutical companies. For an eye opener on this, read "Evidence of Harm" - can't remember the author right now. You can get it from the library. How has the pharmaceutical industry been able to put mercury into our teeth, and worse, into vaccines which are put into tiny newborns, when mercury has been proven, without a doubt, to be the most poisonous substance, except plutonium, known to man!? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> And they have not had to prove a thing about its supposed safety. Instead, the parents of autistic children have had to put out time, money and research to try to prove that their children were harmed by mercury. And, of course, the pharmaceutical companies have big money (our money) behind them to get them off the hook any time.

By the way, from what I have read, for those who (rightly) oppose abortion, vaccines now have fetal cells from aborted babies in them. Know anything about that, Russ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />