*SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC Meeting – November 9th, Noon * *Urge THE City Council To Stop METH – Not MEdication*
* * Springfield Council Chambers – 11/9 at Noon City Hall - Fourth Floor | 840 Boonville Avenue| Springfield, MO 65802 Springfield is considering a local ordinance to require everyone to first obtain a doctor’s prescription (Rx) before purchasing common cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine (PSE). This doesn’t punish criminals but it does cause the vast majority of law-abiding citizens in Springfield to first see a doctor before buying the medications they need. Please attend the meeting and stand in opposition to this effort! An effective state law is already in place – one that blocks sales over the legal limit. *Call or email them today at: * http://www.springfieldmo.gov/citycouncil/index.html Members of the Community Involvement Committee who will first consider this measure: - Chair: Cindy Rushefsky, Zone 2 Councilwoman<http://www.springfieldmo.gov/citycouncil/zone2.html> - Jan Fisk, General Councilwoman A<http://www.springfieldmo.gov/citycouncil/generalA.html> - John Rush, General Councilman B<http://www.springfieldmo.gov/citycouncil/generalB.html> - Thomas Bieker, General Councilman D<http://www.springfieldmo.gov/citycouncil/generalD.html> If you do not know who to contact, call city hall and ask for assistance – the main number is 417-864-1651 If you call or if you attend – remember these tips! 1. Always be courteous and let them know you are from Springfield. 2. Ask to speak with him/her or someone from the office. 3. Ask them to oppose making law-abiding citizens obtain a physicians prescription for common cold medicines. 4. Ask for a response from their office if you must leave a message. 5. Always thank them for their time. * * *FACTS:* 1. Missouri has in place a real-time, stop-sale solution that harnesses electronic technology and stops illegal sales of products containing PSE. In fact, e-tracking is blocking thousands of illegal purchases in Missouri each month. 2. Mandating the prescription-only sale of common cold and allergy medicines will increase the costs on our families and workers, and overburden an already overstretched healthcare system. 3. An “Rx only” law will make it more difficult for law-abiding people to get the common cold and allergy medicines they need. 4. Taking away patient freedom by requiring prescriptions for important over-the-counter medications is not a solution. -- "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" ~Will Turner~ ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." ~Goethe www.moliberty.org http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com The power to tax involves the power to destroy. ~Justice John Marshall~ Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.) A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. ~Justice John Marshall~ -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever.
