Hope no one minds that I started another thread on this because it's been updated for the latest breaking news, and I didn't want it to get lost in the shuffle. Last night's thread was started here: http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-219657-.html

LATEST INFO:

This morning the US Senate Calendar says: "9:00 a.m.: Convene and resume consideration of S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act."

At about 7 PM Monday night the Senate voted "cloture" (to limit debate) on certain amendments, 69 to 26 with significant GOP support. Don't forget!

This sets stage for final vote today, Tuesday. Prior cloture vote was 74 in favor, so we are making headway. PUSH BACK CONTINUES! The other side lost 6 votes because of our continual electronic hammering! Just a few more vote changes and we can win!

Let's Push Back a whole bunch more before the voting resumes this morning!

Our email system is "maxing out" at about 15,000 emails an hour... PLEASE kept "the pedal to the metal" and continue sending as many emails as you can.

Calls to Senators' offices very important. Senator Phone Numbers Here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_i ... rs_cfm.cfm

Action Item here: http://tinyurl.com/23qlary

Last night Sen Coburn said the bill will raise food prices; add 1.5 billion to deficit; add unfunded state mandates. His substitute amendment is 1/5th the size and, he believes, would protect food safety without increasing FDA power & cost.

After limiting debate on Dr. Coburn's substitute amendment which would at least remove some of the worst provisions of S.510 (such as secret "national security" guidelines) the Senate vote against a "nongermain" amendment to repeal the Health Care Law provision requiring 1099 forms for small transactions was to have been a sop to the Tea Party. Similarly, a watered-down version of the Tester amendment was included in the Managers' bill, but, as we've shown elsewhere, it is offers a false hope of protection in inflationary times.

The ad hoc coalition against S.510 of health and food freedom advocates (such as Health FreedomUSA and Citizens for Health), garden, farm and ranch groups, both major Tea Party groups, the Oath Keepers, Downsize DC, Campaign for Liberty and others will not be fooled and we will remember!

We the People will continue to oppose S.510, hoping a few more Senators will want to avoid being retired, but if it passes the Senate, we will oppose it in the House/Senate Conference and will petition the current White House occupant to veto it. If he fails to do so, we will support defunding it in the new Congress!

We, the freedom forces, are so fortunate to have you and people like you allied together. Evil forces are routed by respositories of hope coupled with action - which is what we are! It's not over yet... please use this link to go directly to the Action Item: http://tinyurl.com/23qlary -- up to 15000 emails an hour are telling decision makers: NO! S.510!

Watch the action on C-span2: http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN2.aspx

We will Twitter what is happening here:
www.Twitter.com/HealthFreedomUS with hashtags #foodfreedom #farmfreedom

www.healthfreedomusa.org