In the matter of National Grid, We, the undersigned residents of Massachusetts, request that the Massachusetts Attorney General investigate the Worcester National Grid Smart Meter Pilot Program (renamed Smart Energy Solutions) and the DPU Working Group process that authorized the program. FAULTY ENROLLMENT PROCESS / LACK OF INFORMED CONSENT / HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS / HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT: 1. WHEREAS, individuals in positions of leadership and influence unethically enrolled Worcester residents in human experimentation without consultation, representation, compensation, protection, or full disclosure of program parameters; and 2. WHEREAS, Worcester residents have the right to sovereignty over their habitat and homes, as opposed to local government enrolling neighborhood environments as an experimental testing ground for unproven, inadequately regulated, and unmonitored technology, which has already resulted in harm to a portion of the population in other communities; and 3. WHEREAS, according to the Department of Energy Voices of Experience Report, participants in the Green2Growth Summit were “hand-picked” to present an image that the program was co-created with the community through the process of Appreciative Inquiry, while few residents may have known about the program or its long range implications; and 4. WHEREAS, participants receiving experimental smart meters were auto-enrolled rather than offered a formal opt-in process with full disclosure and informed consent; and 5. WHEREAS, enrollment materials may not have been translated into languages other than English to insure informed consent and understanding of all residents; and 6. WHEREAS, enrollment materials did not disclose the full magnitude of the pilot program, which included the installation of 242 WiMax antennas and additional wireless infrastructure and microwave towers in residential neighborhoods, for a pilot program experiment; and 7. WHEREAS, Worcester residents were not invited to participate in the October 2013 grand opening of the Sustainability Hub, which instead served as a photo opportunity for area politicians and power brokers in the community; and 8. WHEREAS, the existence of and locations of “neighborhood repeater meters” and infrastructure that poses higher levels of radiofrequency exposure has not been divulged to residents; and 9. WHEREAS, 5000 Itron smart meters were covertly installed before the pilot was formally approved; and 10. WHEREAS residents’ and consumer advocates concerns and complaints have been minimized and ignored by local government, including City Council delayed orders for health data, ignored request for formation of a citizen’s advisory committee, ignored requests for a public hearing, ignored requests for advocacy concerning adverse health complaints, and ignored requests for scrutiny of auto-enrollment process; and 11. WHEREAS, the Worcester Pilot Program included an extensive pre-pilot education budget, while no evidence has been provided that residents learned about the pilot in advance of the meters being deployed, or have received accurate information about the scope of the program; and HEALTH CONCERNS: 12. WHEREAS, according to public health expert Elihu D Richter MD, MPH, “Were these population-wide exposures to smart meters to be part of a project carried out in a medical setting, to test the risks and benefits of a new technology on human health and well being, it would be rejected by a Medical Institutional Review Board on ethical grounds as an unethical exercise in human experimentation;” and 13. WHEREAS, the microwave radiofrequency powering the grid and mesh network exposes the Worcester community to a class 2B human carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization, without the knowledge, consent, consideration, or protection of residents; and 14. WHEREAS, the radiofrequency exposure limits in countries including Russia, China, India, and most of Europe are significantly lower than those in the pro-military Western Alliance countries (US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia); and 15. WHEREAS, the City of Worcester, National Grid and its vendors, while focusing only on technology and equipment, provide no monitoring of health and environmental impacts; and 16. WHEREAS, no provision is in place to provide services for residents who experience adverse health impacts, despite reports of harm in other deployed communities, indicating that the expense will be cost-shifted to the social sector; and 17. WHEREAS, citizens may make the faulty assumption that smart meters have been proven safe if the installation has been approved by authorities in whom they trust, including elected officials, and may not recognize that adverse health reactions may be resulting due to increased exposure to pulsed microwave radiofrequencies; and 18. WHEREAS, health care providers have not been informed that smart meters may be contributing to de...

Virologix was a privately held pharmaceutical company focused on the development of vaccines to prevent HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection. Working primarily with Rockefeller University and the University College Dublin, Virologix’ had substantially completed the preclinical studies of its HTLV vaccines; here's a release about the development of its HTLV vaccine program in 1996: While it is less well characterized than HTLV-I, infection with HTLV-II has also recently been associated with HTLV-associated myelopathy. HTLV-II has also been linked to large granular lymphocytic leukemia, the cutaneous T lymphocyte neoplasm mycosis fungoides, and certain autoimmune diseases. In addition, HIV-positive individuals carrying HTLV-II have a significantly increased incidence of AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and acquired ichthyosis (scaling of the skin) than do HIV-positive patients without HTLV-II. Prevention of Infection and the Role of Vaccination Current knowledge of the modes of transmission of HTLV-I have permitted the use of public health measures to reduce the rates of infection in some areas, e.g. by elimination of breast feeding and safe sex practices. However, this is not feasible in some instances and such interventions are unlikely to succeed in the long term, particularly in developing countries. Effective vaccines against HTLV-I and HTLV-II would be of significant clinical value. The viruses are widespread; HTLV-associated diseases can be life-threatening, debilitating and incurable; and the risk of developing a serious clinical disease (about 2-5%) is comparable to other viruses for which vaccines are widely used. Furthermore, the development of such vaccines is scientifically and technically feasible. The feasibility of such a vaccine is rooted in several findings. Perhaps most importantly, there appears to be natural immunity to HTLV-I infection in humans, as evidenced by the placental transmission of maternal antibodies to the fetus with subsequent protection of the newborn from viral transmission in the mother's breast milk. Preliminary studies in animals have also demonstrated that protection can be achieved by appropriate immunization strategies. Another critical point is that the viral components which appear to be the leading vaccine candidates remain genetically and serologically stable in the population, unlike those on HIV. Indeed, the genomes of all the strains of HTLV-I isolated thus far in Japan, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central and South America are 98 percent identical. Hence, a vaccine generated against one strain of HTLV-I will likely protect against the majority of strains, although there can be no such assurance. The Company believes that the similarity between HTLV-I and HTLV-II make the development of an effective HTLV-II vaccine equally feasible. The Company's Vaccine Candidates for HTLV-I and HTLV-II On the basis of the information described above, investigators at Rockefeller have developed vaccine candidates for HTLV-I and HTLV-II using recombinant DNA techniques. The leading candidates for vaccine formulation against HTLV-I infection are the surface glycoproteins. These proteins are so named because of the carbohydrates, or sugars, which the virus has attached to the proteins in strategic places. The Company has genetically engineered a novel version of one of these glycoproteins in a manner which produces large, previously unattainable quantities of the desired protein in either a glycosylated (with sugars) or non-glycosylated form. Both forms are easily purified for use as a vaccine. Initial studies with rabbits immunized with a modified non-glycosylatedform of the HTLV-I glycoprotein have demonstrated 100 percent protection against challenge with HTLV-I-infected cells. While the glycosylated forms more closely resemble the glycoproteins naturally produced by the virus, these results indicate that glycosylation is not required to confer protection. Nevertheless, the Company is continuing to evaluate both glycosylated and non-glycosylated vaccine candidates for HTLV-I. The Company's vaccine candidate for HTLV-II is based on a modified glycosylated form of the HTLV-II glycoprotein. This subunit vaccine was recently tested in a rabbit model of HTLV-II infection. In the studies, 22 rabbits were immunized at 0, 4, 8 and 16 weeks and were challenged with virus at 18 weeks or 6 months. In all 22 animals, the vaccine elicited high antibody titers and protection against viral infection. Following further animal studies to optimize both vaccines and determine routes of administration, the Company intends to begin human trials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Company believes it has identified a suitable population for Phase I safety and immunogenicity trials and expects that these Phase I trials will begin in Brazil in the first half of 1997. After that release, Virologix was purchased by Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc and the HTLV vaccine program disappeared. The purpose of this...

A BILL To amend chapter 20 of title 42, United States Code, to hold referenda to direct Congress to amend the Constitution to prevent unlimited anonymous foreign money contributions from influencing United States politics, and to otherwise ensure electoral, financial, energy, climate, educational, and health security, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Constitutional Amendments Referenda Act of 2012. SECTION. 2. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REFERENDA. Chapter 20 of title 42, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following: SUBCHAPTER III—CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REFERENDA (§1974f). 1974f. All States shall include on the November, 2012 general election ballots the following separate referenda to mandate that each State's senators and congressional representatives shall be instructed and required to the fullest extent of the law to support, agendize, and immediately vote in favor of—and that each State's legislators shall be instructed and required to the fullest extent of the law to immediately ratify—amendments to the United States Constitution to immediately: (1) Overturn the decision of the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC (2010) by amending the Constitution to include the following: Section 1. To secure the independence of the legislature and executive, the Congress shall: (a) publicly fund federal elections with at least the equivalent of the total amount spent in the election cycle when this article is ratified; (b) limit any non-anonymized contributions to candidates for federal office to the equivalent of $100; and (c) have the power to limit, but not ban, independent political expenditures within 90 days of an election, including but not limited to spending in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate for federal office. Section 2. The First Amendment shall not be construed to limit legislation enacted pursuant to this article, except to assure neutrality of content and viewpoints. Neither shall the First Amendment be construed to limit the equivalent power of state or local legislation enacted to regulate state or local elections. Nor shall the First Amendment be construed to vest any unalienable constitutional rights in any non-natural person. Section 3. The Congress shall establish an agency for federal elections to enforce the provisions of this article, whose principal officers shall be non-partisan commissioners who have served as federal judges at least ten years. The agency shall have standing to enforce this article in the federal courts, including in actions against Congress. Section 4. The Congress may enforce the provisions of this article by legislation; (2) Require that political contributions to super PACs be taxed at the rate of 99%; (3) Require that all congressional districts be redrawn once in 2013 and after each subsequent census such that they are more compact and more contentious instead of safe for the major political parties, and such that there shall be minimal overlap between districts for State assemblies, State senates and Congress; (4) Prohibit all political advertisements in accordance with the regulations in effect in Denmark at the time http://www.campaignsandelections.com/campaign-insider/258767/what-us-politicos-can-learn-from-denmark.thtml was written; (5) Fund all voting precinct equipment, training, and staff in proportion to the population of those precincts in order to eliminate voters discouraged by long lines in poor neighborhoods; (6) Abolish the electoral college and replace it with direct popular election by instant-runoff voting; (7) Mandate that the single transferrable vote (such as instant-runoff voting for single seats) or contingent vote systems be required in all elections, unless such elections are to establish a numerical value, in which case the median value of the voters shall be required; (8) Abolish all property and sales taxes, replacing them with income and capital gains taxation based on two brackets, where the bottom bracket shall be taxed at 0% and the top bracket shall be set by the Congress at a cusp and rate which shall balance the United States budget, except that a lower rate shall apply to capital gains from securities held more than five years; (9) Forbid subsidy of fossil fuels, subsidize domestic and foreign renewable energy to the extent necessary to minimize total economic damage from extreme weather, and require the Secretary of Energy to commercialize the mass production of carbon neutral synthetic transportation fuel from carbonic acid in seawater; (10) Require the Secretary of Education to provide reading tutoring systems based on pronunciation assessment using speech recognition for free to all on the internet by web and mobile device stand-alone systems; (11) Establish a single-payer national universal health care system; (12) Req...

PLEASE VOTE FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION (PLEASE PLACE A CHECK MARK NEXT TO YOUR CHOICE) Congressional Reform 1. No Tenure / No Pension / No Healthcare. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. (Retroactive to all retired government employees or elected members of congress.) _____ Agree _____ Disagree 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. (Retroactive to all/any retired federal government employees.) _____ Agree _____Disagree 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 4. Congress will no longer vote them selves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3% providing Social Security recipients receive their COLA. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 5. Congress immediately loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. _____ Agree _____Disagree 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/13. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 8. No member of congress is permitted to use federally paid modes of transportation except for specified government business. Following the federally sponsored/approved travel the participants must present to their respective superior what they accomplished during the approved mission in written form, which shall be immediately available to the American public. The only exception to reporting accomplishment/s to the American public is if the information to be revealed affects national security. _____ Agree _____Disagree 9. All federal employees, and/or their family members, will be fully responsible for all expenses related to vacations. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 10. Any congressman/woman who adds a line item to any federally proposed bill that can be interpreted as not being consistent with the intent of the originally proposed bill (pork) will be immediately removed from office. _____ Agree _____ Disagree LANGUAGE 10. English is the language for all Americans. All documents issued by any government and all business entities in the United States will be printed using English only. If you don’t understand English you must learn how to speak and read English and become a true American. If you disagree, you have the freedom of choice to depart America to the country where the language you understand is the spoken and written word. _____ Agree _____ Disagree GOD AND PRAYER 12. In our pledge of allegiance, “one nation under God” will always be a part of the pledge of Allegiance. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 13. We are a Christian nation therefore; any and all public and private events can allow prayer to be a part of any and all ceremonies. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 14. The pledge of Allegiance can be displayed at all or any time at any facility that elects to display the pledge of Allegiance whether it be government or privately controlled. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 15. “In God We Trust” must appear on all currency produced in the United States government. _____ Agree ____ Disagree ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 16. As a citizen of the United States I insist that the Federal Government uphold the Constitution of the United States and enforce all laws presented in the Constitution without exception. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 17. All illegal immigrants are given one-year to depart the United States. During this one-year period all illegal immigrants have the opportunity to dispose of any property or valuable possessions they do not intend to take with them to their native or other selected country. Those electing to remain will be subject to immediate deportation to the country from which they came. All property or other material possessions they currently have under their control will become property of the United States. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 18. Any child born to an illegal immigrant automatically becomes a citizen of the country where the mother is a citizen and not a citizen of the United States. _____ Agree _____ Disagree 19. No local, state or federal aid whatsoever will be granted to an illegal immigrant. _____ Agree _____ Disagree

Dr. Yiamouyiannis received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Rhode Island and served his post-doctoral fellowship at the Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He then became editor at Chemical Abstracts Service, the world's largest chemical information center, where he first became aware of the health damaging effects of fluoride. He states 'Dean Burk was former chief chemist of the National Cancer Institute, and has co-authored studies with many Nobel prize winners including Otto Warburton, and he is the co-author of the most cited paper in the entire field of biochemistry - the Lineweaver-Burk Enzyme Kinetics. In the 1970s, Dean Burk and I conducted a number of studies that linked fluoride, and cancer. There was already scientific evidence from the 1950s that fluoride was causing cancer, and a 1963 study by Driscowitz and Norton showed that increased fluoride concentrations in the media in experimental animals - thereby increasing tumour incidence from 12% at the lowest concentrations up to 100%. Taylor and Taylor published a study in 1965 at the University of Texas in all the mainline medical journals showing that 1 ppm or even 0.5 ppm increased tumour growth rate by 25%. Through these studies enough data was found to compare the cancer death rate before and after fluoridation of fluoridated communities and compare them to non-fluoridated communities. Based on millions of subjects, the study showed a 5 to 10% increase in cancer death rate within three to five years after fluoridation was put into the water after correcting for various demographic factors like age, race and sex. All the variables were controlled. This was then followed by a series of other studies. In 1977, via full blown Congressional Hearings Congress stated: "We can no longer assure the American public that fluoride does not cause cancer". Dean Burk and other well-known scientists were there, and on the opposing side was the American Dental Association. Ten years later, Proctor and Gamble, makers of Crest toothpaste found that fluoride was causing precarcinogenic changes in cells. Further, even if fluoride is able to mitigate dental caries, this is under the premise of topical application – not ingestion. In fact, fluoridated toothpaste is labeled with warnings to seek medical help or contact a poison control center immediately if the toothpaste is swallowed. Fluoride is an industrial waste product, a by-product of the aluminum industry and the phosphate fertilizer companies who have mountains of fluoride that is polluting the ground water. They have to get rid of it, and the old solution to pollution is dilution - just put it in the drinking water. Yet ironically enough, and due to the high degree of industrialization there, research indicates that much of the product used for water fluoridation now comes from China, According to a book review by Jay Seavy of Yiamouyiannis’ book: Fluoride the Aging Factor: How to Recognize and Avoid the Devastating Effects of Fluoride, it is a straightforward account of fluoride and the politics of fluoridation by one who was in the midst of the scientific and political battles for over a quarter of a century. Yiamouyiannis, a Ph.D. in biochemistry, documents with about 50 pages of references a very readable explanation of how fluoride upsets the body's collagen metabolism, causing damage to bones, teeth, connective tissue, arteries and skin; how it damages DNA and upsets the body's ability to repair its DNA, with tumors and cancer as a result; and how it damages enzymes and proteins, upsets the immune system, and causes autoimmune diseases. He thoroughly refutes the idea that fluoride is beneficial in preventing tooth decay, and that it has a useful function in human nutrition. It is, in fact, a toxic pollutant generated by many industries, such as the manufacturing of aluminum, phosphate fertilizer, steel, nuclear materials and fuels, ceramics, brick, glass, concrete, to name a few. Yiamouyiannis lays out the long, ugly, and outrageous history, and is a lot more even-tempered in his presentation than you may be after reading his book. A must-read for anyone contemplating the issue of water fluoridation, and wanting to do so from a factual basis. Further toward the "social corruption" aspect of water fluoridation, one may wish to read, by Jay Seavey: "Water Fluoridation and Crime in America" www.fluorideresearch.org/381/files/38111-22.pdf which reference is offered in memory of John Yiamouiannis” Sources: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_the_goto_place_for_toot.html http://www.amazon.com/Fluoride-Aging-Factor-Recognize-Devastating/product-reviews/0913571016/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 The Fluoride Deception by Christoper Bryson http://www.amazon.com/The-Fluoride-Deception-Christopher-Bryson/dp/1583227008/ref=pd_sim_b_3

Whereas, the United States Declaration of Independence states – “...governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;” and Whereas, Article 1, Section 9, Paragraph 2 of the US Constitution protects the time honored right to the Writ of Habeas Corpus; and Whereas the US Bill of Rights protects the rights of free speech, of the press, to peaceable assembly, to petition the government for a redress of grievances and the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures except upon the issue of warrants based on probable cause, and supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized;” and Whereas, the “War on Terror” is being used to turn the United States of America into a battleground in which citizens are seen as suspects and enemy combatants; and Whereas, the primary tool in the “War on Terror” is the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001; and Whereas, The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 violates the US Constitution for the following reasons – 1. Section 215 violates the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution in that it allows the FBI to obtain warrants without probable cause. This can include warrants for surveillance and/or the access to “any tangible thing” thereby allowing the surveillance and search innocent people based solely on the suspicion (as opposed to probable cause) that they may be involved in a crime or terrorist activity. 2. Section 505 provides for the the expanded use of FBI National Security Letters. These letters strip the recipient of the right to free speech via gag orders and the targets of these letters are stripped of 4th Amendment protections against warrant-less searches, searches lacking probable cause, and judicial review of warrants. Additionally, the targets of National Security Letters are robbed of the right to know the places to be searched and the items to be seized. 3. Its amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) promotes government secrecy – the direct antithesis to a free and open society. 4. Additionally, its amendments to FISA have paved the way for massive spying on US citizens by the National Security Agency (NSA). This spying includes, but is not limited to, the warrant-less collection of cell phone metadata on ALL US Citizens , warrant-less collection of internet search data on All US citizens, warrant-less collection of email data of ALL US citizens and the warrant-less collection of webpages visited by ALL US citizens. All of this data collection is done regardless of whether these US citizens have been involved in a crime or terrorist activity. 5. The amendments to FISA are also being used to collect the same type of data outlined in #4 on citizens of friendly nations such as Britain and France. 6. It is stripping US citizens of their 1st Amendment protected right to speak out against, and inform their fellow citizens of, government abuses to the US Constitution and turning these “whistle-blowers” into criminals and fugitives. 7. In creating a battleground in the the United States of America in the so-called “War on Terror” –- American citizens can be designated as enemy combatants making them subject to summary execution by the president of the United States thereby stripping them of their recognized right of habeas corpus and trial by jury and virtually all the rights protected by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. 8. An additional consequence of creating a battleground in the United States is the rapid militarization of domestic sheriff and police forces through the Pentagon's donation of surplus military equipment program. This is breeding an atmosphere in which military tactics are used to carry out routine sheriff and police activity and an environment in which weaponry meant for use in a foreign war is being used against American citizens. 9. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is being used as the basis for the actual assassination (ordered by President Barack Obama) of American citizens abroad, thereby robbing these citizens of their recognized right of habeas corpus, trial by jury and virtually all the rights protected by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. 10. It has helped paved the way for the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year of 2012 (NDAA) which authorizes the arrest of US citizens and lawful residents by military personal and the indefinite detention US citizens and lawful residents without charge or trial. 11. Additionally, the NDAA allows for the transfer of US citizens to a foreign land or entity without charge or trial and for trial by military tribunal. All of this is in direct violation of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. 12. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is being used as the basis for the longest running wars in the history of the United States of America. All of these wars violate Art...

In 2017, the HIV/AIDS researchers had an estimated $77,355.00 dedicated to them for the advancement of science for the 36,400 cases that year. However, Lyme disease researchers received $768.00 for the 42,743 confirmed cases of Lyme disease. There is gross mismanagement of funds being assessed to the researchers, as both diseases create an autoimmune deficiency that for most can’t be reversed. Lyme patients today suffer immensely and are currently marginalized by the medical community, like the HIV/AIDS patients once were. There are 6,343 more reported cases of Lyme than HIV/AIDS, but yet Lyme receives .99% of what HIV/AIDS receives yearly. There is science going into deeper detail regarding the Lyme disease organisms that appear to be suppressed or disregarded. Beyond a chronic bacterial infection, there is research to support a viral aspect of Lyme Disease. The process of transduction is noted in the research paper titled “The Transduction of Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacteriophages.” Transduction (the transfer of DNA to DNA of another organism), is strictly a viral process. However, the scientific studies are there to prove the transduction occurs in E. coli, which lines the human intestines. The corruption of such bacteria could result in a chronic state of infection that would go unseen by current two-tier testing methods. The concept of Lyme originally being a virus or seen as one has been presented by the likes of Alan Steere and Alan Barbour. This is additionally supported by Dr. Alan MacDonald’s statement that he had found half-human/half borrelial molecules in Alzheimer’s brains, which tested positive for Lyme disease. This process occurs once again only by the viral “transduction” process. The fact that Borrelia Burgdorferi is found on the phylogenetic tree of Giant Viruses is also supportive of Lyme disease having a viral component. This would also explain the chronic state of unseen disease because the giant viruses would appear as small bacteria size under a microscope. However, the phages (viruses that infect bacteria) contained within would be the culprit and cause of the persistent infection. The giant viruses are known to create a symbiotic relationship between mutant phages and the host. This is additionally supported by the finding of multiple mutant phage sin cp26 and multiple cp32’s. The disparity between the funding of HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease has led to independent researchers to take up the cause. The Lyme community has witnessed the sparse federal funds provided go to the same researches for years with little to show for it. It has taken time to even recognize the science behind the persistent bacterial infection, despite research, ignoring the potential of a viral aspect of chronic illness is just as egregious. These independent researchers deserve the opportunity to investigate things further with proper funding. Conflicts of interest in the Tick-borne Disease Working Group is another serious issue that must be addressed. Eugene Shapiro, one of the most recent committee members stated an interview with Connecticut Magazine “If you google ‘chronic Lyme disease’ on the internet, there are 5 million hits. You can find out if your nose falls off, Lyme disease could do it,” Shapiro says. “Nobody’s that interested in a story that says ‘Lyme disease, no big deal.’ They’re much more interested in running a story, ‘this person’s life was ruined by Lyme disease.’ That sells.” And that “Most of the stories about [chronic] Lyme disease are people with chronic nonspecific symptoms who are suffering.” In an interview during the 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, he stated, “We need a new paradigm to how to best manage these patients… we need to figure out ways to try to reduce healthcare seeking behaviors.” He has been a medical record reviewer for law firms of malpractice lawsuits against physicians who have attempted to treat chronically ill Lyme patients. He also been called out multiple times for his financial conflicts of interests with insurance companies. There is a petition to have him removed from the panel but this has been ignored. We again demand that he be removed from the panel. There is concern regarding NIH/HHS current push for a vaccine. How does one vaccinate against a recombinant organism? Furthermore, how do you ensure safety and efficacy of a vaccine when you do not have effective testing in place? Should a vaccine ever be in a position to successfully inhibit a recumbent organism, effective testing strategies would have to be in place prior, which there is none. There was a significant amount of conflict of interest with the initial vaccine produced and changing diagnostic criteria so that it could meet FDA approval. It calls into question if this will be allowed again. It is imperative that you investigate and address any conflicts of interest within your organization.

I am alarmed at the increasingly misleading and aggressive rhetoric employed by US elected officials and certain administration spokespersons on the subject of Iran. No less disturbing are Israel's posturing and repeated threats to launch a preemptive attack on Iran. Such an attack would be a violation of international law. By law, the locus of international conflict resolution lies within the United Nations. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter states that "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations." [1] When US politicians assert that "everything is on the table," they irresponsibly suggest that the US should consider a breach of international law. Consider the following: There lies no body of proof that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon. US intelligence establishment has not found Iran to be currently developing a nuclear weapon, or even making a decision to do so in the future. The last declassified US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) in 2007 concluded that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program.[2] Reporting by Seymour Hersh indicates no conclusive change in judgment in the 2011 NIE, which remains classified) Iran's calls for negotiations have been spurned and that we have had only two negotiations with Iran since 1979. The mainstream press has also mischaracterized Iran's responsiveness to negotiated proposals. For example, Brazil and Turkey, with President Obama's initial support, negotiated a plausible solution to storage of Iran's nuclear fuel that was very similar to previous proposals advanced by the P5+1 (permanent members of the Security Council -- China, Russia, the UK, the US, and France -- plus Germany). Iran signed an agreement with Brazil and Turkey, but the plan was then rejected by the US, despite the fact that the agreement was based on a framework designed by the Obama administration.[5] The cost of another war for US taxpayers would be detrimental to economic recovery. The officers of the Washington-based, nonpartisan Arms Control Association, while sharing concerns found in the IAEA report, strongly advocate against military intervention. In their assessment, military strikes would actually "result in costly long-term consequences for U.S. and regional security and the U.S. and global economy." [6] The Defense budget has grown 159% (85% AFI) over the last decade (761 Billion USD). This money is being diverted from social services to fights wars over oil, and the perception of freedom in foreign countries. In fiscal year 2011, the Pentagon spent at least $158 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have already spent over a trillion dollars in direct costs in these two countries since 2002 and many more billions in indirect costs. Many analysts believe that these wars, rather than making Americans safer, have increased the number of our enemies, thus making us more vulnerable. Safely redeploying our servicemen and women from Afghanistan and Iraq would free up billions of dollars annually with no loss to our security. A war with Iran will only continue this trend of inflated spending on war while the infrastructure of the United States crumbles. The Human and environmental cost of war poses a greater threat to world security than the illusion of Iran’s nuclear program. The cost of US lives in Iraq and Afghanistan wars alone has totaled 6314. The number of wounded US soldiers in Iraq alone was 32,000. These numbers are only the physical wounds that are sustained in war. The mental are unaccounted for. On top of the devastating loss of the US sons and daughters, the estimates of Iraqi dead, mostly innocent civilians, ranges from 130,000 to over a million--in an unjustified war of aggression.. How can the US claim that war is to promote the safety of these countries when we slaughter so many innocent people and label them as “collateral damage”. Another war will only add to the totals of needless bloodshed. We call on you, our representatives, to work toward earnest strategies focused on peace-making, we ask you to act in the best interest of the United States, not the interests of war profiteers and pro-Israel lobbyists. It’s time to work plan that focuses on peaceful conflict resolution. The president circumvented the Constitution and Congress shirked its constitutional obligation regarding the recent intervention in Libya. It's time to remember and use the powers accorded Congress by the framers of the Constitution. The framers underscored the importance of public deliberation and therefore institutionalized this crucial check on the power of the executive. The framers clearly placed in Congress the power to declare war -- and, conversely, to resolutely withhold such a declaration in the absence of a legal justification. Finally, another power of Congre...

Petition to Block Fast Tracking of the Trans-Pacific Partnership The Constitution defines TREASON as “levying War against (the United States), or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a war against the people of the United States, and any act of Congress or the President that allows implementation of the TPP is giving Aid and Comfort to the Enemies of our nation. Therefore, any person in Congress who allows the Fast Tracking or passing of the Secret document referenced as TPP is guilty of TREASON. The TPP is a corporate coup d’etat. By requiring member nations to conform to TPP laws and rules, it effectively supplants US sovereignty and cancels the people’s right to be self-governing. There is no expiration date and no provision can be changed unless all members agree. Further, even if US citizens vote for changes, those members can overrule the people TPP creates an “Investor-State dispute Resolution” system, a private “court” that can sue TPP governments (including U.S.) over environmental, health, consumer, zoning, or other policies that TPP claims undermines their “rights” – and worse, their “expected future profits.” This provides corporations the legal status of sovereign nations. If they win their cases, handled by lawyers who have represented corporations and who routinely switch to serve as judges, the taxpayers must compensate the corporations for “loss” of profit in court costs. While TPP negotiations began under G.W. Bush, President Obama has reverse his pledge to avoid NAFTA type agreements and has determinedly kept the terms of the TPP secret from congress. Examples of Terms of TPP that Violate Free Trade Agreements and Provide Sovereignty to Corporations. 1. Member nations given the right to every sale on products purchased with our tax dollars, overriding present trade agreements. 2. Only five of 29 chapters of the TPP actually deal with trade. 3. All U.S. government food regulations that are stricter than “international standards” (most of them) could be ruled as “illegal trade barriers” – forcing the U.S. to weaken regulations. Food labeling laws would also be treated as “trade barriers.” 4. The DOE would lose its authority to regulate exports of natural gas to any TPP nation. While the U.S. water supply would be poisoned and decimated, nothing would stop the gas from export, leaving Americans with the pollution and higher priced gas. 5. U.S. corps would get Foreign Investor protections to limit costs of moving to law-wage nations. The TPP could demand compensation for any government policy (such as Minimum Wage increases) that undermines “expected” profits. 6. Pig Pharma would be given more years of monopoly on drug patents and, therefore, prices, and they would be empowered to block generics. It further restricts government’s ability to negotiate lower prices for bulk purchases. 7. TPP explicitly prohibits transaction taxes on High Frequency Trades, and blocks reforms to separate consumer banking from risky investment banking – the Glass-Steagall firewall. 8. TPP allows a “back door” to escape “too big to fail” provisions, and it empowers Banksters to “enforce” themselves. It also allows Banksters to demand compensation for any “losses” they claim are caused by reforms. 9. Congress did not pass the “Stop Online Piracy Act” last year, but its provisions are in the TPP. It would provide 120 years of corporate copyright protection. It would further turn the Internet into Big Brother watching. It could take down our content and cut off our access. 10. Internet consumers could be assessed mandatory fines for non-commercial, small-scale copying. 11. TPP would limit government regulation of public services – utilities, transportation, and education. It allows corporations to cherry pick profitable services and sink the rest. We have already seen corporations take control of our government, turning our democratic processes into fascism. Lobbyists own our politicians. If TPP is Fast Tracked and implemented by President Obama, this nation and its people will have no say and no sovereignty. This is why the provisions of this TPP are being kept secret – even from our congress, as it also usurps congressional authority on these matters. If it is passed, our government cannot overrule it and no federal court can rule on any of its provisions. Please sign this petition and call your representatives as often as possible. Submitted by Roz Hill Resident of Arkansas

President Barack Obama, The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20500 September 5, 2011 Dear President Obama, We are writing to you today to demand the full exoneration of Lakota elder and spiritual leader Douglas W. White, who died in prison after 17 years of wrongful incarceration. In 1991, Douglas White was accused of sexually abusing his two grandchildren. A BIA investigator interviewed the boys and a medical doctor examined the boys but found no physical evidence of abuse. In fact, one of the boys denied the charges to the doctor. Although the U.S. Attorney’s office has jurisdiction on federal offenses committed on reservations, the U.S. Attorney declined to prosecute the case. There was no FBI investigation. A hearing was held in tribal court, but the boys denied the charges and the case was dismissed for “insufficient evidence.” Over a year later, with no further investigation or new evidence, Mr. White was indicted for the same crime by the federal government. At trial, the jury was never informed about the tribal hearing, the denial of the charges in tribal court, or the case’s dismissal. Despite contradictory testimony from the two grandchildren, and no physical evidence, Mr. White was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in federal prison. In 2007, after fourteen years of silence, Roy Helper Jr., the government’s main witness against Mr. White, confessed that he had never been sexually abused by his grandfather. He signed an affidavit, submitted to psychological evaluations and a polygraph examination which conclusively established that he was now telling the truth. Several members of the original federal jury subsequently recanted their guilty verdicts. A petition was filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was approved. U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Duffy then recommended an immediate hearing. The U.S. Attorney of South Dakota objected to these rulings, arguing that Mr. White knew about Roy Jr.’s confession five years before it actually occurred. Despite being provided with evidence that these claims were false, U.S. District Court Judge Richard H. Battey rejected Duffy’s recommendation and denied White a new hearing. The case was then appealed back to the Eighth Circuit Court. On November 24, 2009, Douglas White died in prison. His case was then declared to be moot. He remains a convicted felon. Douglas White spent his entire life serving people. He established a legacy of selfless service that is still remembered and honored on Pine Ridge reservation, but his family lives with the dishonor of his wrongful conviction. This is simply unacceptable. Accordingly, We the People of the United States, and the International Community, demand the following: (1) A full Apology to the family of Douglas White and the Lakota Nation for the wrongful incarceration and death of Douglas White. (2) A full Exoneration (not a Pardon) of Douglas White in light of the evidence of Mr. White’s “actual innocence.” (3) Full monetary Reparation to the family of Douglas White (and/or the Douglas White Defense Fund, a non-profit 501c (3) organization created to aid individuals on the South Dakota Indian reservations in need of legal assistance), for seventeen years of wrongful incarceration in the amount of $800,000. (4) A full Investigation of the original prosecutorial decision to indict Mr. White in August, 1992. This Investigation should examine the systemic failure evident in this case by identifying the specific roles (and failures) of the following agents: • Lyle Brings Him Back (deceased), BIA Criminal Investigator • Sheryl Martinez, OST Social Worker • Charles Ruffing, Loneman School Counselor • Original FBI Agent assigned to the Douglas White Case • Kevin Schieffer, U.S. Attorney, South Dakota 1991-1993 • Diana Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1992-1993 • Daniel Ashmore, Court-Appointed Defense (Trial) Attorney • Judge Andrew Bogue (Trial) (deceased) • Federal Jury Members • Judge Richard H. Battey (Sentencing & Appeal) • Al Arendt, (Court-Appointed Appeal Defense Attorney) • Eighth Circuit Court Judges (Original Appeal) • Marty Jackley, U. S. Attorney, South Dakota (2007-2008) • Robert Gusinsky, Assistant U. S. Attorney, South Dakota (2007-2009) • Brendan Johnson, U. S. Attorney, South Dakota (2009) • Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice (2007-2009) • Wardens of Waseca and Rochester, MN (Compassionate Release requests) • Eric Holder, Attorney General • President Barack Obama Douglas White deserves a full exoneration, even if it is only a posthumous one. His family, legacy, and people, deserve this much.