Forwarded from a letter from Twila @CCHC to all of you who helped to keep Genetic privacy rights private.
It's 1:15 a.m. and I want to report the good news. We won! The gavel came down at midnight, the Minnesota legislature adjourned in the nick of time, and the Baby DNA warehousing bill to repeal genetic privacy and DNA ownership rights at birth, never came up for a vote!
This is your success!
Your citizen petitions, the many people who attended the legislative hearings, your emails and phone calls to legislators, the Sue Jeffers show on KTLK, CCHC's new Protect Baby DNA cards, the Glenn Beck Program, Reps. Tom Emmer and Mary Liz Holberg, Sen. David Hann's great questions during the Senate hearing, the "Do NOT Repeal Genetic Privacy" stickers we all wore, my opportunity to speak at the Tea Party, our meeting with Governor Pawlenty, the CCHC report on newborn screening and eugenics, the filing of the lawsuit against the Department, local TV news coverage (esp. WCCO-TV), the prayers of many people, and the unexpected informational hearing on genetic privacy led to this success.
Governor Pawlenty helped too. His budgeting ultimatum and declaration of no special session changed everything. The focus became the budget, health care cuts, and taxes. Assuming he meant it, there will not be a special session and our lives, liberty, property—and the genetic privacy law—are safe for another eight months.
The House and Senate Baby DNA bills (HF1341/SF1478), remain "alive" until next session because the legislature functions in a 2-year cycle. Plenty will be done before then on our side and on theirs...which could change entirely how the battle over who owns our genetic code looks when the state legislature returns on February 4, 2010.
We'll keep you apprised. There will be several events that you may want to participate in between now and then as we work to secure dismantling of the State and Mayo Clinic's DNA warehouses, require the Health Department to follow the law (informed consent requirements) and secure DNA property rights in law.
But this morning, I and the members of the CCHC Board of Directors want to thank you for helping us preserve and protect genetic privacy rights, informed written consent rights, human research subject rights, parent rights and DNA property rights for all Minnesotans!
Thank you!
Twila Brase
President
Citizens' Council on Health Care
651-646-8935
Vote on how you would describe Pbho's political philosophy
HERE
poll closes at 9 pm...don't know the time zone
Minnesota Republican Party Leadership Forum
DATE: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Time Mixer 6:30 pm
Forum 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Location Maple Grove Junior High (7000 Hemlock Lane Maple Grove, MN 55369)
Cost Free
The leadership of the Minnesota Republican Party will be selected at State Central on June 13th.
The VOICES OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN (Voices) is hosting a forum between the Minnesota Republican Party Leadership candidates for Chair and Deputy Chair. Secretary/Treasurer candidates have been invited to speak to the audience.
This forum is an opportunity for Delegates & Alternates of State Central, Republicans and all others interested to hear directly from the candidates running for these critical leadership positions.
The forum is designed to bring together candidates to discuss important issues. It is an opportunity for each candidate to explain their position on important leadership issues, their vision for the future and how they would run the State Republican Party.
There will be a series of pre-set questions. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions to be asked of the candidates. Questions are also being accepted via Facebook and email. See contact information below.
The forum is open to the general public. All are welcome.
Questions, please contact - Jennifer DeJournett jdejournett@AOL.COM 612-384-1479
Blogger inquiries; please contact Jennifer DeJournett for credentials. Bloggers welcome.
Times Watch
NYT Admits to spiking Story Alleging Illegal Obama-ACORN Connection
It's 1:15 a.m. and I want to report the good news. We won! The gavel came down at midnight, the Minnesota legislature adjourned in the nick of time, and the Baby DNA warehousing bill to repeal genetic privacy and DNA ownership rights at birth, never came up for a vote!
This is your success!
Your citizen petitions, the many people who attended the legislative hearings, your emails and phone calls to legislators, the Sue Jeffers show on KTLK, CCHC's new Protect Baby DNA cards, the Glenn Beck Program, Reps. Tom Emmer and Mary Liz Holberg, Sen. David Hann's great questions during the Senate hearing, the "Do NOT Repeal Genetic Privacy" stickers we all wore, my opportunity to speak at the Tea Party, our meeting with Governor Pawlenty, the CCHC report on newborn screening and eugenics, the filing of the lawsuit against the Department, local TV news coverage (esp. WCCO-TV), the prayers of many people, and the unexpected informational hearing on genetic privacy led to this success.
Governor Pawlenty helped too. His budgeting ultimatum and declaration of no special session changed everything. The focus became the budget, health care cuts, and taxes. Assuming he meant it, there will not be a special session and our lives, liberty, property—and the genetic privacy law—are safe for another eight months.
The House and Senate Baby DNA bills (HF1341/SF1478), remain "alive" until next session because the legislature functions in a 2-year cycle. Plenty will be done before then on our side and on theirs...which could change entirely how the battle over who owns our genetic code looks when the state legislature returns on February 4, 2010.
We'll keep you apprised. There will be several events that you may want to participate in between now and then as we work to secure dismantling of the State and Mayo Clinic's DNA warehouses, require the Health Department to follow the law (informed consent requirements) and secure DNA property rights in law.
But this morning, I and the members of the CCHC Board of Directors want to thank you for helping us preserve and protect genetic privacy rights, informed written consent rights, human research subject rights, parent rights and DNA property rights for all Minnesotans!
Thank you!
Twila Brase
President
Citizens' Council on Health Care
651-646-8935
Vote on how you would describe Pbho's political philosophy
HERE
poll closes at 9 pm...don't know the time zone
Minnesota Republican Party Leadership Forum
DATE: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Time Mixer 6:30 pm
Forum 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Location Maple Grove Junior High (7000 Hemlock Lane Maple Grove, MN 55369)
Cost Free
The leadership of the Minnesota Republican Party will be selected at State Central on June 13th.
The VOICES OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN (Voices) is hosting a forum between the Minnesota Republican Party Leadership candidates for Chair and Deputy Chair. Secretary/Treasurer candidates have been invited to speak to the audience.
This forum is an opportunity for Delegates & Alternates of State Central, Republicans and all others interested to hear directly from the candidates running for these critical leadership positions.
The forum is designed to bring together candidates to discuss important issues. It is an opportunity for each candidate to explain their position on important leadership issues, their vision for the future and how they would run the State Republican Party.
There will be a series of pre-set questions. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions to be asked of the candidates. Questions are also being accepted via Facebook and email. See contact information below.
The forum is open to the general public. All are welcome.
Questions, please contact - Jennifer DeJournett jdejournett@AOL.COM 612-384-1479
Blogger inquiries; please contact Jennifer DeJournett for credentials. Bloggers welcome.
Times Watch
NYT Admits to spiking Story Alleging Illegal Obama-ACORN Connection
"Allegations that the Times spiked a story, right before the election, alleging illegal collusion between the far-left protest group ACORN and the Obama campaign, have been bubbling around the blogosphere since late March.
A former ACORN employee, Anita Moncrief, told Times reporter Stephanie Strom that she had evidence of "constant contact" between ACORN's Project Vote and the Obama campaign -- that the campaign had provided a list of donors it could use to solicit contributions. But although Strom had used Moncrief as a source in previous stories about ACORN, the Times pulled Strom from this story. Why?"
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