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New Anti Rave Bill in the Senate
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| Sonny Chiba |
new anti rave bill
No nightclub owner, promoter, or event coordinator is safe. A new bill could halt
musical events such as raves.
The Senate is poised to pass legislation that would give federal prosecutors
new powers to shut down raves or other musical events and punish innocent
business men and women for hosting or promoting them. The bill, known as the
Reducing American's Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act (RAVE Act), was just
introduced in the Senate on June 18th and has already passed the Senate
Judiciary Committee. It is moving VERY rapidly and could be passed by the
Senate as early as next week. Worse still, the Senate leadership considers
this draconian drug war bill to be so uncontroversial that they are trying
to pass it under "unanimous consent" rules, which will mean no debate and no
real vote. It is ABSOLUTELY VITAL that your Senators here from you today.
They need to know that this bill is a danger to civil liberties and is
unacceptable.
ACTIONS TO TAKE:
--Call your Senators and tell them to stop S. 2633, the Reducing American's
Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act from becoming law. Tell them that innocent
business owners shouldn't be punished for the crimes of their customers.
Tell them this bill has dangerous anti-civil liberties provisions that they
need to be aware of, and this bill deserves serious debate.
You can contact your Senators through the Capitol Switchboard at
202-224-3121. To find out who your Senators are go to:
http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
--Please forward this action alert to your friends and family. The Senate
needs to know that voters find this bill unacceptable.
MORE ON THE BILL
S. 2633, sponsored by Senators Durbin (D-IL), Hatch (R-UT), Grassley (R-IA)
and Leahy (D-VT), would greatly expand the so-called "crack house statute"
and potentially subject innocent business men and women to enormous fines if
customers sold or used drugs on their premises or at their events - even if
they were not involved in the offenses in any way. If the bill becomes law,
property owners, promoters, and event coordinators could be fined hundreds
of thousands of dollars if they hold raves or other events on their
property. This bill is a part of
a Justice Department strategy to halt all musical events they don't like,
such as raves. For more information on this bill, go to
http://thomas.loc.gov/ and under "bill number" search for S2633.
(from the Drug Policy Alliance) |
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| phasedout |
| Frickin government always have to mess with whats good....they are starting to get too controlling :mad:...we gotta act now :whip: |
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| DJ_Ballistic |
| i always thought america was the "land of the free" |
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| inatrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Ballistic
i always thought america was the "land of the free" |
It is the land of the free, it is also the land where your voice can be heard..
Instead of sitting here complaining about how much it 'sucks', do the suggestions and call your senators.. have all your friends call the senators too, for each call they consider it to be the voice of 10,000
-inatrance |
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| Juricimo |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_Ballistic
i always thought america was the "land of the free" |
heh...come to croatia and you will understand the true meaning of free. damm...ppl here really are free to do whatever the ....the police dont give too much of a damm as long as someone is not bleeding or dying.
-JM-
ps ing croatian kezboard. got mz ys mixed up with zs |
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| Matrix |
well, I sent a couple emails under different addresses, and i plan to make a few phone calls this week.
hey, inatrance. . . could you get this post moved to somewhere with more exposure? |
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| DJ_Ballistic |
| quote: | Originally posted by inatrance
It is the land of the free, it is also the land where your voice can be heard..
Instead of sitting here complaining about how much it 'sucks', do the suggestions and call your senators.. have all your friends call the senators too, for each call they consider it to be the voice of 10,000
-inatrance |
Nice recovery, i like...... |
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| inatrance |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matrix
well, I sent a couple emails under different addresses, and i plan to make a few phone calls this week.
hey, inatrance. . . could you get this post moved to somewhere with more exposure? |
there is another thread about it in chillout... |
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