Over at the Alliance for Natural Health, they have the following story.

The FDA asserts in a court document that it has the right to regulate the Centeno-Schultz Medical Clinic for two reasons:

 

1. Stem cells are drugs and therefore fall within their jurisdiction. (The clinic argues that stem cell therapy is the practice of medicine and is therefore not within the FDA’s jurisdiction!)
2. The clinic is engaging in interstate commerce and is therefore subject to FDA regulation because any part of the machine or procedure that originates outside Colorado becomes interstate commerce once it enters the state. Moreover, interstate commerce is substantially affected because individuals traveling to Colorado to have the Regenexx procedure would “depress the market for out-of-state drugs that are approved by FDA.”

I know I've said it before, but the Commerce Clause is waaaaay overused to justify agency involvement in things they should have no business fiddling with. The original intent was to encourage regular business between states that were part of a brand-spankin-new country. The idea that it somehow gives the Federal government the authority to restrict and regulate trade when moving interstate wasn't until the early 1800's.

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I saw this yesterday in our local news and thought back to when the "rumor" first came to my attention (read about it here).

The rumor started two years ago and connects the Girl Scouts to Planned Parenthood.

The CEO of the Silver Sage Girl Scouts Council, Shelli Rambo Roberson says the rumor has been fueled by social media sites and blogs, and for some reason, it's gaining traction this year.

Roberson says the rumor started at a global forum in Europe about the status of women in the world.

“Out of that came a rumor that there was some training given to girls from Planned Parenthood, and there is absolutely no merit to that,” said Roberson.

The rumor claims sexually explicit information was given to the Girl Scouts by members of Planned Parenthood.

“There's no partnership or interaction between Girl Scouts and Planned Parenthood,” said Roberson.

Really? Hmm...

Pelosi: Girl Scouts' Relationship With Planned Parenthood ‘Very Valuable’

In Their Own Words: Girl Scouts Partner With Planned Parenthood Across the Nation

Context is important. If you are going to quote scripture as a way to jusify policy, you should probably make sure that it means what you think it does first. From HotAir:

This morning, at the National Prayer Breakfast, Barack Obama cited Scripture as justification for his policy agenda — from reforming health care to ensuring that financial institutions play by fair rules to taxing the rich. BuzzFeed’s Zeke Miller reports:

The president said he often falls to his knees in prayer, and emphasized the role of his religious values in determining where to lead the country.

“I’d be remiss if I stopped there; if my values were limited to personal moments of prayer or private conversations with pastors or friends. So instead, I must try — imperfectly, but I must try — to make sure those values motivate me as one leader of this great nation.”

Obama maintained that his call for the wealthiest to give up their tax breaks, he’s doing so out of economic necessity, but also in line with biblical teachings.

Who is 9 years old and just got 1st place in his school science fair? This guy:

Congratulations Connor! His aquaponics exhibit was selected to go to the Discovery Museum to display alongside other winning entries. w00t!

Hey, at least they've been granted an extra year before being forced to act in opposition to their beliefs, right? How kind. CNS News:

The Obama administration on Friday finalized a regulation that orders all Americans—unless they work directly at a church--to purchase government-approved health insurance plans that cover sterilizations and all FDA-approved contraceptives including those that cause abortions.

The regulation further requires that health-insurance plans must provide sterilizations, contraceptives and abortifacients without any fees or co-pay.

The regulation, issued as part of the initial implementation of Obamacare, requires Catholics to act against their faith--which teaches that sterilization, artificial contraception and abortion violate the natural law and that Catholics cannot be involved in them.

In a statement, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops immediately condemned the administration's decision to move forward with the regulation as "literally unconscionable."

The regulation will go into effect on Aug. 1.

Dairy cow: $1800
Annual feed: $3300
Begging the government for the priviledge of using raw milk: PRICELESS!