***Taking Away More of Our Rights
***New "Drugs and Terrorism" Bill Must Be Stopped

Senators are drafting a "drugs and terrorism" bill that could treat many non-violent drug offenders as terrorists and strip away civil liberties from every American. Unless you tell your Senators "No way!" it could be introduced soon.

Fax your Senators at:
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=429716&l=5288

It was bad enough that the government used tax payer dollars to produce ads calling marijuana users terrorists. Now things are more serious and the government is trying to create new laws to boost their 'drug war' in the name of fighting terrorism.

'Vital Interdiction of Criminal Terrorist Organizations (VICTORY) Act of 2003' could turn out to be more devastating for us (the ones these laws should protect) than the PATRIOT Act. The Drug Policy Alliance has been working behind the scenes to secure opposition to the bill in Congress and help remove some of the most dangerous provisions. Now we need your help.

Most recent drafts of the legislation would expand the Justice Department's already overbearing PATRIOT Act powers to provide extra penalties for drug sellers alleged to provide funding to terrorist groups (even if they do not know that they are connected with terrorists). Dramatically expanding the government's 'big brother' powers, the VICTORY Act also allows the government to spy on citizens without the checks and balances needed to prevent abuse.

Frightening as it is, Drug Policy Alliance believes that with enough pressure the VICTORY Act can be stopped before it's even introduced. Fax your Senators today to urge them not to co-sponsor or support the VICTORY Act. If Senator Hatch cannot find enough co-sponsors for his legislation, he may be forced to rethink this unnecessary legislation.

ACTIONS TO TAKE

1) Fax your Senators at:
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=429716&l=5288

2) Forward this alert to your friends and family

A draft of the bill obtained by the Drug Policy Alliance can be read at:
http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=429716&l=5289

I don't get it. I just don't get it.
So, we lock up even MORE drug offenders, for even longer. Where are we going to put them? And who is going to pay for it? Mmmhh.........I wonder.
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Everyone read this and tell us what you think!

sodaigakko = canadian
canadian = citizen of country where marijuana use may be decriminalized
citizen of country where marijuana use may be decriminalized = potential terrorist
therefore, sodaigakko = potential terrorist
right?

So what's the point of having a tourist industry there?
I suspect I will never meet any of my PTO friends at all. :(

Amen Soda.


Man O Man, when will it ever stop.


"First they came for the Muslims, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't Muslim. Then they came to detain immigrants indefinately solely upon certification of the Attorney General, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't an immigrant. Then they came to eavesdrop on suspects consulting with their attorneys, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a suspect. Then they came to prosecute non-citizens before secret military commissions, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a non-citicen. Then they came to enter homes and offices for unannounced "sneek and peek" searches, and I didn't speak up because I had nothing to hide. Then they came to reinstate Cointelpro and resume the infiltration and surveillance of domestic religious and political groups, and I didn't speak up because I had stopped participating in any groups. Then they came for anyone who objected to government policy because it aided the terrorists and gave ammunitiion to Americas enemies and I didn't speak up because....I didn't speak up. Then they came for me.....and by that time no one was left to speak up."

Written by Stephen Rhode, a constitutional lawyer and President of the ACLU of Southern Cali.

I would like to take the time and say thank you for the helpful info. please keep us posted.