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Thank you for helping the campaign to stop H.R. 2987, S. 2612 and the drug provisions of the bankruptcy bill, ill-conceived drug war legislation that would prevent advocacy groups, social outreach workers and other concerned citizens from engaging in constitutionally protected free speech regarding drugs and their place in society. You can dramatically increase your impact by calling your U.S. Representative on the phone -- hit back on your browser if you haven't already written it down -- or just call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to be transferred. Ongoing information on federal legislation is available from http://www.thomas.loc.gov.

For More Information

Background on the Ecstasy Anti-Proliferation Act, from the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics
The Anti-Meth Bill, Washington Post editorial against the meth bill's anti-speech provisions
Censoring Pot Messages, San Francisco Bay Guardian, 1/12/00
Just Say Nothing, Boston Phoenix, 9/2-9/99
Reefer Madness Hits Congress, Wired News, 8/6/99
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Thank you for helping the campaign to stop H.R. 2987, S. 2612 and the anti-drug provisions of H.R. 833, ill-conceived drug war legislation that would gravely threaten our nation's greatest treasure, freedom of speech. Please help us a little more by asking your friends to visit this site.
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Enter your friends' e-mail addresses, separated by spaces: Below is the letter that will be sent to your friends. We encourage you to personalize it: VISIT: http://www.drcnet.org/freespeech/ 7/18/00 An insidious attack on the 1st Amendment is taking place in the name of the drug war, and an organization I support, the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet), is itself a potential victim. Provisions of H.R. 2987, the so-called "Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act," would impose violations of freedom of speech and have been editorialized against by publications ranging from the Washington Post to the National Review to the Denver Post and many more. After numerous delays -- perhaps prompted by the strong opposition the bill is facing -- H.R. 2987 is scheduled for a vote in the House Judiciary Committee TOMORROW (Wednesday, July 19). The current version of the bill would make it a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison to teach, demonstrate or distribute information on the manufacture or use of illegal drugs. The language is so broad that even serious policy publications like DRCNet's could run afoul of the law -- for example, recent articles discussing the risk of overheating that accompanies use of the drug ecstasy, and steps that can be taken to minimize that risk and save lives (see http://www.drcnet.org/wol/140.html#potentialthreat). Please visit http://www.drcnet.org/freespeech/ to send e-mail or faxes to your Representative and your two Senators demanding they put a stop to this unconscionable assault on the most basic liberty, free speech. Tell them you oppose H.R. 2987 as a whole -- which in addition to the anti-speech provisions will move the drug war further in the direction of failed, draconian penalties -- and that you especially oppose the provisions that violate the 1st Amendment, specifically the sections titled "Advertisements for Drug Paraphernalia and Schedule I Controlled Substances" and "Criminal Prohibition on Distribution of Certain Information Relating to the Manufacture of Controlled Substances." While you visit http://www.drcnet.org/freespeech/ to send your e-mail and faxes, please write down the phone numbers of your Representative and your two Senators and call them on the phone to deliver this message by voice and make even more impact, or call (202) 224-3121 and ask the Congressional Switchboard to transfer you. Please take action now and stop this atrocious legislation in its tracks! Please make your voice heard today, while you can! VISIT: http://www.drcnet.org/freespeech/ (Visit http://www.drcnet.org/wol/140.html#editorial to read DRCNet's editorial on the disloyalty of elected officials who swear to uphold the Constitution yet deliberately sponsor unconstitutional bills like these.)