justinreilly
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Dr. Grobstein posted an open letter to Wanda Jones re some shady practices at the May CFSAC meeting:
http://cfspatientadvocate.blogspot.com/2011/05/open-letter-to-wanda-jones.html
I wrote an email to wanda.jones@hhs.gov, nancy.lee@nih.gov and howard.koh@hhs.gov:
http://cfspatientadvocate.blogspot.com/2011/05/open-letter-to-wanda-jones.html
I wrote an email to wanda.jones@hhs.gov, nancy.lee@nih.gov and howard.koh@hhs.gov:
Drs. Jones, Lee and Koh:
I write in support of the open letter from Dr. Grobstein to Dr. Wanda Jones, HHS, attached below.
I appreciate that the small, short protest outside was allowed and also the speed with which the video of the meeting was posted. However, the problems of access, speech, respect and accomodation voiced by Dr. Grobstein really bother me. This can't be allowed to happen again. I was not at the meeting, but I believe Dr. Grobstein to be an entirely credible source.
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the right to free speech is the "one fixed star of our constitutional constellation" around which the rest of our constitution and government revolves. The Court has been equally clear that the very heart of the right to free speech is the right to communicate about and criticize the government. The Court also has held that the right to hear is central to the right to speech, for the right to free speech is meaningless if citizens' right to hear this speech is encumbered. Both of these rights were trampled upon and must not be again.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Justin Reilly, esq.