God damn, you fellas have it hard over there. Come live in Australia, no bullshit laws here


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Pointy

this shit better not get passed.......i will kill if it does lol

bah the raves in ny suck now...all filled with shady dealers...
i guess its cuz i havent been to a rave since i have a dream 4 in jan...but other than that...i think they suck!
just the big ones are ok...so i guess until the next one...

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this bill is threatening a lot more than just raves. they hardly exist anymore. if it is the same one a read a while ago, it is threatening to control any dance event with more than 1000 ppl in attendance. in theory that extends to clubs, concerts, parties, and so on. they want control. it is so scary.

It only figures that Utah's <> Sen. Orrin Hatch is involved in this one. If you stuck a piece of coal up his ass he would probably shit out a diamond!

Morality based legislation (WHICH IS WHAT THIS REALLY IS) is the last thing that we need in this country.

Educate, don't incarcerate!

ACTION ALERT
Sign the online petition at www.buzzlife.com

S 2633 - The RAVE Act
For the full text of this bill, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov/
and search for S 2633

Purpose: Senators Grassley and Biden on June 18th proposed the
Reducing America's Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002 (S2633). This RAVE Act is in the Senate now and is awaiting a vote. This
proposed bill focuses on establishments that feature electronic dance music. Under this bill, the federal government would have the power to prosecute law-abiding, tax paying venue owners and event promoters for the actions of their customers.

Status: This bill is awaiting a vote in the Senate and can be voted
on anytime on or after July 8th, 2002.

Background: Senate Bill 2633 is an attempt by legislators to reduce
the illegal use of ecstasy by re-writing Title 21 U.S. Code Section
856 (aka the "crack house law") so that it can be easily used to
shut down electronic dance music events. This legislation adds a
$250,000 minimum civil liability clause to the existing criminal
penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and possible $500,000 fine.

This legislation could have a devastating effect on the electronic
dance music community.

The RAVE Act along with other bills such as H.R. 3782, known as
Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production
(CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002, seriously jeopardize the
liberties of law-abiding promoters and partygoers. Language used
in both bills specifically target electronic dance music, even
identifying events or raves as places with bass heavy sounds and
repetitive rhythms. Targeting a music genre clearly violates our civil freedom. For more information on the effect this could have on you, visit www.aclu.org and search for "rave".

What You Can Do: Take action NOW! S 2633 was introduced under
special rules and could be voted on as soon as July 8th, 2002

1. Sign the online petition, go to
http://buzzlife.com/buzzdc/page.cfm...s&contest_id=13

2. Write or call your respective Senators and House Representatives
and make it clear that you want them to vote against the RAVE Act
in the Senate, and the CLEAN-UP Act in the House.

You can contact your representatives by calling the Capitol
Switchboard at 202.224.3121. To find your representatives, go to
http://www.vote-smart.org/.

3. Spread the word! Tell your friends, family, coworkers to sign
the petition and call their representatives.

Some Points to Make:

The electronic dance music industry and culture has existed for 20
years.

There is a viable industry of electronic music professionals that
in no way profit or promote drug use.

Electronic music is a part of our mainstream society. Corporate
entities such as Volkswagen and Gap Inc are currently featuring this
music in their commercials.

Law abiding, tax paying venue owners and event promoters should not
be held accountable for the actions of their patrons.

Electronic dance music has saturated the US at nightclubs, concert
halls and festivals, as well as on TV, radio and cable. It is a
form of artistic expression, which is NOT synonymous with drug use.

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Originally posted by Trancer-X ACTION ALERT Sign the online petition at www.buzzlife.com S 2633 - The RAVE Act For the full text of this bill, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search for S 2633

I just signed it. This is more than just a fight against a bill I feel if this was passed its an infringmant on our civil liberties. Together we can stop these ignorant pricks .

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Originally posted by pyro264jb I just signed it. This is more than just a fight against a bill I feel if this was passed its an infringmant on our civil liberties. Together we can stop these ignorant pricks .

I don't feel that this is JUST a bill, law, or WHATEVER, I feel that this is DISCRIMANATION towards us electronic music lovers done by PREJUDIOUS (sp?) people. They are PREJUDIOUS of our culture, our lifestyle, our being! In fact, this CAN violate the 1st Ammendment: FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE PRESS (and what else?). Music is our speech. See? It CAN AND DOES violate it! This is supposed to be "Land Of The Free" but, it looks like it isn't. This Gov't's getting more and more stupid by the day! They break one of their OWN laws! And it's not just a LAW, it's an AMMENDMENT! I posted more opinions about this and another law in the other post earlier. I'll post more on this subject later. Also, just for kicks: In Rock concerts, etc., there's also drugs use so, it isn't JUST the electronic music scene that has drug use involved. In fact, drug use can be (and probably is) done ANYWHERE! I bet there are more than a few people using drugs at sporting events, amusement parks, arcades, casinos, gyms, etc. So, music doesn't even HAVE to the cause for drug use! Bye for now...