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Originally posted by Max Thomson for you all obamanites who think the second coming is upon us, just remember the rave act: "The RAVE Act which threatens to squash live music and free speech was passed in 2003 when it was tacked onto an unrelated child protection bill. In 2004 there were two additional pieces of legislation considered - the CLEAN-UP Act and the Ecstasy Awareness Act - that threatened to widen the laws to prosecute anyone who holds an event and fails to prevent illicit drug use. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) forced the controversial legislation commonly known as the "RAVE" Act through both houses of Congress as an attachment to an unrelated child abduction bill. The "RAVE" Act was passed despite the fact it did not have a public hearing, debate or vote in Congress. " http://www.drugpolicy.org/communities/raveact/ stay tuned for more of the same starting 1/20/2009!

yeah 'cause we all know that john mccain used to be a huge acid house deejay during the first bush administration



everyone knows (or ought to know) that obama is just another cog in the machine but come on

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Originally posted by nefardec yeah 'cause we all know that john mccain used to be a huge acid house deejay during the first bush administration everyone knows (or ought to know) that obama is just another cog in the machine but come on

+1 and lol

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Originally posted by nefardec yeah 'cause we all know that john mccain used to be a huge acid house deejay during the first bush administration

Chop?

I know, I know, I hear ya, but its still just so insane to me how many intelligent people I meet on a day to day basis who have projected their entire value systems onto this guy. its mind control, plain and simple.

ps: I hope to hell I'm wrong, but its hard to not connect the dots when you see history repeating itself like this

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Originally posted by Max Thomson I know, its still just insane to me how many intelligent people I continue to meet on a day to day basis who have projected their individual value systems onto this guy. its mind control, plain and simple. ps: I hope to hell I'm wrong, but its hard to not connect the dots when you see history repeating itself like this

i know, it's disturbing to say the least. i guess one way to look at it is, the country is a democracy dominated by ignorant people who don't give a shit, so that's what we get. the minute he raises the gas tax though people are going to have a wtf moment

might just be me but how does this apply strictly to electronic music?

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Originally posted by jupiterone might just be me but how does this apply strictly to electronic music?

It doesn't, technically.

The bill says that it's designed to "prohibit an individual from knowingly opening, maintaining, managing, controlling, renting, leasing, making available for use, or profiting from any place for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, or using any controlled substance, and for other purpose."

RAVE stands for "Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy." And the prologue of the bill talks about "chill rooms" and the selling of glow sticks. So it does seem like they had a particular scene in mind when writing it. But I guess the authorities could use it to shut down any place that they thought might exist for the purpose of "using controlled substances."

The "RAVE Act" itself did not actually pass. Another act with similar content was passed about a year later, though.

They'd rather outlaw glowsticks.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles RAVE stands for "Reducing Americans' Vulnerability to Ecstasy."

You'd think that Raves are some sort of mad cult event where people are brainwashed into taking drugs...

It's all about the taxes!

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