--- Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 14:14:19 -0700 To: declanat_private From: "A.Lizard" <alizardat_private> Subject: HR2086 allows the Feds to campaign in local/state elections http://www.aclu.org/DrugPolicy/DrugPolicy.cfm?ID=12695&c=81 >To squash this grassroots movement, proposed legislation before the House >of Representatives -- a provision within the "Office of National Drug >Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2003" (HR2086) -- would allow the >drug czar to use almost $200 million to oppose medical marijuana >initiatives and any candidates that support such initiatives. In fact, the >drug czar is explicitly directed to "take such steps as necessary" to >oppose the initiative and similar endeavors. What the hell is Congress thinking to allow Federal employees to spend taxpayer money to intervene in local and state elections? Note: go down the linked page to send a fax to your Congresscritter about this. A.Lizard ************************************************************************ member The Internet Society (ISOC), The HTML Writers Guild. "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1753 Personal Website http://www.ecis.com/~alizard business Website http://reptilelabs.com backup address (if ALL else fails) alizardat_private PGP 8.0 key available by request or keyserver. Download PGP from http://www.pgpi.org for e-mail privacy. Disaster prep info: http://www.ecis.com/~alizard/y2k.html For new music, try http://www.eliangedeon.com ************************************************************************ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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