Re: Phyllis: Activists Say YIKES We need to KILL the MD BILL! LOL

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NP40
Frequent Contributor
Posts: 312
From: Northern Wisconsin
Registered: Jan 2005
posted 03 April 2005 03:48
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I'm not so sure defeating this bill is the proper way to go. The
legislature by their own admission were reluctant to "tell doctor's how
to treat".
By appointing this task force, the legislators have passed the buck to
the task force.

By reading this legislation, you'll have 11 members appointed to the
task force. By my count, you'll have 5 ducks, and 5 LL individuals. The
toss up would be the head of the dept. of Natural Resources.

They have to appoint an ILADS member,2 support group members, a
National Lyme representative. This may be a great opportunity to bring
awareness to the duck camp. The legislation is set to expire a year
from now, so if it doesn't work, it's going to be toast anyhow.

If you have trouble with Hopkin's ducks, you can always go back to the
legislator who initiated this bill, and complain.

Look, nobody's getting treated in Maryland anyhow, what do you have to
lose ? At least you have a seat at the table, it's a start.

I would seriously reconsider trying to strike down this bill. If you
have reservations about this panel sending out poor, or unfair
treatment protocol's, to Maryland doc's, you'll at least have the ear
of the legislators, to voice your complaints.

Maryland doc's already follow the Steere camp, so really, it can't get
any worse. I'd try it, take the couple of seats on the task force, and
try to educate these people.

If things need to be amended, or you encounter difficulties, go back to
the legislators. If you defeat this bill, what are the chances of ever
having the opportunity to get a seat at the table, or get sponsors for
new legislation ? I'd doubt the odds would be very good.

Look, at least the support groups have gotten their nose under the
tent. Is it everything you want ? No, but you have to start somewhere.

Think about it.

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