Subject: Fwd: RAVE Act Heading to Floor, Act NOW Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:20:25 -0400 To: lp_manhattan , From: Bob Armstrong The War against ( Some ) Drugs will be the excuse for US to to feed its prisons and invade any country it declares to be narco-terrorist . This is getting really frightening . --- Original Message --- From: "Drug Policy Alliance"= To: =A0 Cc: Sent: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:43:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: RAVE Act Heading to Floor, Act NOW >=A0THE RAVE ACT IS MOVING! >=A0IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO STOP IT: FAX YOUR SENATORS &=A0EMAIL THIS TO= YOUR >=A0FRIENDS > >=A0Late on Tuesday, April 8, a Senate and House Conference= Committee, >=A0without a hearing, public notice or a debate in Congress,= attached >=A0the Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act (formerly known as the= RAVE >=A0Act) to the Amber Alert Bill (a child abduction bill). > >=A0It is not too late to stop the bill - Fax your senators. The= main >=A0floor fight is likely to take place in the Senate in the next= 12-24 >=A0hours so do it NOW >=A0http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/action/index.asp?step=3D2&item= =3D1578 > >=A0Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Bobby Scott (D-VA)= valiantly >=A0opposed this sneaky effort to pass controversial legislation. >=A0Unfortunately they were outvoted and RAVE Act provisions did= become >=A0part of the bill. =A0These provisions make it clear that= "crackhouse >=A0laws" apply to temporary events, such as concerts, dances or >=A0festivals, and add civil penalties of up to $250,000 to the >=A0statute. =A0If passed, property owners can be punished for any= drug >=A0offense that their customers commit - even if they work hard to= stop >=A0such offenses. This is likely to deter nightclub and stadium= owners >=A0from holding events. > >=A0On a more positive note, the word "rave" and an earlier= "findings" >=A0section that implied that water, glow sticks and other legal= items >=A0could be construed as evidence of drug use have been removed= from the >=A0bill. We hope that this will ensure that nightclub and other= property >=A0owners will not be prosecuted for having these legal items= available >=A0to customers. Your faxes achieved this! > >=A0With your help we will continue to fight to remove the RAVE= Act >=A0provisions from the AMBER Alert legislation, even if the Senate= and >=A0House act and the President signs the bill into law. =A0We urge= you to >=A0take immediate action. > >=A0Fax your two Senators to let them know that you oppose the= inclusion >=A0of RAVE Act provisions in the AMBER Alert Bill. =A0The main floor= fight >=A0is likely to take place in the Senate in the next 12-24 hours >=A0http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/action/index.asp?step=3D2&item= =3D1578 > >=A0Let Representatives John Conyers and Bobby Scott know that you >=A0appreciate their fight. =A0Write a thank you note, card,= postcard, or e- >=A0mail: > >=A0Representative John Conyers >=A0669 Federal Office Building >=A0231 West Lafayette Boulevard >=A0Detroit, MI 48226 >=A0John.Conyers@mail.house.gov= >=A0mailto:John.Conyers@mail.house.gov > >=A0Representative Bobby Scott >=A0The Jackson Center >=A0501 N Second Street >=A0Richmond, VA =A023219 >=A0bobby.scott@mail.house.gov >=A0mailto:bobby.scott@mail.house.gov > >=A0Thank you to everyone who responded to our earlier e-mail= alerts, and >=A0to the hard work of all of our coalition partners in the= electronic >=A0dance, beverage and hotel industries, along with freedom of= speech >=A0and public health organizations. We especially wish to thank= those >=A0people who responded to our sign-on letter - Representative= Conyers >=A0read parts of it to the Conference Committee. > >=A0Finally, we want you to know that regardless of whether these >=A0provisions pass or not, Drug Policy Alliance and our coalition >=A0partners will work with you to mobilize to protect property= owners >=A0and prevent the further criminalization of dance or music= events. =A0We >=A0will scrutinize law enforcement raids of clubs and properties.= =A0We >=A0will work to find ways to help property owners, hotel owners, >=A0nightclub owners and others to keep their customers safe.= =A0Finally we >=A0will continue to advocate for legislation that helps ensure= the >=A0safety and free speech of the dance and music community and of= all >=A0people who are affected by this law. > > >=A0++++++++++++++++++++++++You received this message because >=A0bob@cosy.com is a member of the mailing list originating >=A0from alerts@actioncenter.drugpolicy.org. > >=A0Please visit >=A0http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/managesubscription.asp to >=A0learn about other lists you can subscribe to, or to unsubscribe= from >=A0individual or all lists. > >=A0For problems, please contact Jeanette Irwin at= jirwin@drugpolicy.org . > >=A0Please join the Drug Policy Alliance: >=A0http://www.drugpolicy.org/join -- =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864 Ultimate Computing Environment : =A0http://cosy.com/K/CoSy.htm A WTC vision : http://cosy.com/CoSy/ConicAllConnect/ =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A02003/04/10 10:15:21 AM