jay_token

The following was taken from marijuana.com...

"A Senate bill (S. 2633) and two House of Representatives bills (HR 3782 and HR 3782) have been portrayed by their Congressional sponsors as an "anti-Rave bill," but the language in the bill says, "Whoever knowingly promotes any rave, dance, music, or other entertainment event, that takes place under circumstances where the promoter knows or reasonably ought to know that a controlled substance will be used... shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 9 years, or both."

But WAIT!!! There's more.

"The new laws, which have been represented by sponsors as anti-amphetamine and anti-ecstasy legislation, actually make it a federal crime to host any event during which illegal drugs may be used. A broad interpretation of the proposed laws (an interpretation that would certainly be backed up by a US Supreme Court which has repeatedly endorsed the idea that constitutional rights can be suspended in furtherance of the drug war) is that people who facilitate raves, concerts, festivals, marijuana rallies, and even backyard parties where illegal substances might be used, are subject to a $250,000 fine and ten years in federal prison."

Think of the implications! This is threatening our very right to freedom of praceful assembly!!!

You know what? It's easy to contact your State Senator. Use the following link to find the Senators from your state.

http://www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm

Here is what I sent to Senator George Voinovich of my State. You may feel free to copy and paste these words and send them to your State Senators, although a letter of your own original composure would probably be more powerful:

"I am writing to urge you to vote "NO" on Senate Bill 2633.

DO NOT enact any law that would ban raves or other events in which entheogens are merely SUSPECTED of being used. This is an outright attack on our right to peaceful assembly. The implications of this law are so far-reaching and so frightening, that it scares me to no end.

The Bush Administration is now tring to enact laws to take away freedoms that our forefathers so valiantly fought and died for hundreds of years ago. The Federal Government is growing far too powerful. Our founding fathers enacted barriers to keep the federal government from holding too much power over the citizen, but our current government is removing these barriers.

I urge you, for the future of my children and the future of America-- do not uphold Senate Bill 2633 or any other bill that threatens the blood-bought freedoms of your fellow Americans. Think of the future. Take your stand, please, for all of us."

It is our OBLIGATION to contact them and tell them to vote a definite and resounding "NO" to Senate Bill 2633! DO YOUR PART AND STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS. If you do not, you WILL lose them...