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DdC · 11-04-2009, 03:20 AM

Grassley Censorship Amendment - Take Action Now!

Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa is trying to insert a censorship provision into Jim Webb’s National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009.

This is an important commission with a goal to look at every aspect of our criminal justice system with an eye to reform.

Here is the Grassley Amendment:

RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY.
The Commission shall have no authority to make findings related to current Federal, State, and local criminal justice policies and practices or reform recommendations that involve, support, or otherwise discuss the decriminalization of any offense under the Controlled Substances Act or the legalization of any controlled substance listed under the Controlled Substances Act.

Despicable.

UnAmerican.

Take Action Now. The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote on this as soon as Thursday.

Update:

* There was a problem with the Take Action Now link and apparently it was only processing entries that had email addresses already registered with LEAP. They’re working on getting it corrected.

You can also contact your senators directly here. And here is a list of the senators on the Judiciary Committee.

* Of course, one thing that’s interesting about this amendment is that Grassley is essentially conceding that the facts would support decrim or legalization as being best for the country. He doesn’t want it for his own reasons and therefore, the only way he can attempt to stop it is to prevent considering it.

Oh surprise surprise Gomer, Drug Thugs and Censorship,
why didn't they ever thimk a dat b4?

Free Speech

* High Court Upholds Chicago Park-Use Permit
* No Free Speech or Right to Assemble
* D.E.A. Confirms Grounds To Remove Cannabis from Sch#1
* Drug Czar Manipulating Data in a Report to Congress
* FDA-Approved Medical Marijuana Research Blocked
* Cannabis Shrinks Tumors: Government Knew in 74
* Legislation Introduced to Overturn DC Initiative
* Food Stamps Become a Weapon in the War on Drugs
* Drug Czar Seeks To Ban All Hemp Products
* Meth Bill/Free Speech by Richard Lake
* The Anti-Meth Bill includes hemp - Washington Post
* Closing Ranks on MAPA/Secret Searches Bill Passes
* Knowledge Control - Reason Magazine
* A Lie College Students Might Want To Tell
* Drug Worriors Push Broad Censorship of Speech By Jacob Sullum

Rep. Ernest Istook has sliced the budget of the Washington transit authority by more than $90,000 because of ads placed on local buses promoting the legalization of marijuana.

Free Speech 4 Students Rally
Essentially arguing for a drug exception to free speech right in public schools.
The following activities could be banned:
• Writing a paper on the history of drug prohibition.
• Debating marijuana legalization on a debate team.
• Questioning the school’s drug testing policy.
• Anything that could be construed as promoting illegal drugs.

The Day Ashcroft Censored Freedom Of Information

Setting priorities
Perhaps the leaders of California’s law enforcement community, that has spent so much time and money fighting against any kind of reform of marijuana laws, would be willing to explain this: Via MPP

What the WHO doesn't want you to know about cannabis
HEALTH officials in Geneva have suppressed the publication of a politically sensitive analysis that confirms what ageing hippies have known for decades: cannabis is safer than alcohol or tobacco.

CANNABIS LESS HARMFUL THAN ASPIRIN, SAYS SCIENTIST

Internet Free Speech Goes on Trial 07/14/01
An American investigative journalist is being sued over his website's reports of drugs trafficking in Mexico. So what are the implications for freedom of speech?

"The law would make it a felony to "teach, demonstrate, or distribute any information pertaining to the manufacture of a controlled substance," "This provision would make it a federal crime, for example, to provide to medical marijuana patients information on how to cultivate marijuana, even in those states where it is legal for patients to grow marijuana under state law,"
~ David Noack, Dec. 20, 1999
Censoring the internet for talking about hemp
WASHINGTON (APBnews.com)

Nixon Insect "Intercourse" & Drugs Time: 2:25 - 3:25

Nixon Tapes Reveal Twisted Roots Of Marijuana Prohibition
The Nixon White House tapes from 1971-1972 demonstrate that the foundation of the modern war on marijuana was Nixonian prejudice, culture war and misinformation.

Washington, DC: "We need, and I use the word 'all out war,' or all fronts . . . ." That was Richard Nixon's reaction to his national commission's recommendation that marijuana no longer be a criminal offense, according to Nixon's Oval Office tapes. The year after Nixon's "all out war" marijuana arrests jumped by over 100,000 people.

Late 1960s Recreational drug use rises in U.S.

In late 1960s recreational drug use becomes fashionable among young, white, middle class Americans. The social stigmatization previously associated with drugs lessens as their use becomes more mainstream. Drug use becomes representative of protest and social rebellion in the era's atmosphere of political unrest. continued...

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DdC Old School Status: Offline Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 1,670 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 349 Times in 237 Posts	Grassley Censorship Amendment Grassley Censorship Amendment - Take Action Now! Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa is trying to insert a censorship provision into Jim Webb’s National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009. This is an important commission with a goal to look at every aspect of our criminal justice system with an eye to reform. Here is the Grassley Amendment: RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY. The Commission shall have no authority to make findings related to current Federal, State, and local criminal justice policies and practices or reform recommendations that involve, support, or otherwise discuss the decriminalization of any offense under the Controlled Substances Act or the legalization of any controlled substance listed under the Controlled Substances Act. Despicable. UnAmerican. Take Action Now. The Senate Judiciary Committee could vote on this as soon as Thursday. Update: * There was a problem with the Take Action Now link and apparently it was only processing entries that had email addresses already registered with LEAP. They’re working on getting it corrected. You can also contact your senators directly here. And here is a list of the senators on the Judiciary Committee. * Of course, one thing that’s interesting about this amendment is that Grassley is essentially conceding that the facts would support decrim or legalization as being best for the country. He doesn’t want it for his own reasons and therefore, the only way he can attempt to stop it is to prevent considering it. Oh surprise surprise Gomer, Drug Thugs and Censorship, why didn't they ever thimk a dat b4? Free Speech * High Court Upholds Chicago Park-Use Permit * No Free Speech or Right to Assemble * D.E.A. Confirms Grounds To Remove Cannabis from Sch#1 * Drug Czar Manipulating Data in a Report to Congress * FDA-Approved Medical Marijuana Research Blocked * Cannabis Shrinks Tumors: Government Knew in 74 * Legislation Introduced to Overturn DC Initiative * Food Stamps Become a Weapon in the War on Drugs * Drug Czar Seeks To Ban All Hemp Products * Meth Bill/Free Speech by Richard Lake * The Anti-Meth Bill includes hemp - Washington Post * Closing Ranks on MAPA/Secret Searches Bill Passes * Knowledge Control - Reason Magazine * A Lie College Students Might Want To Tell * Drug Worriors Push Broad Censorship of Speech By Jacob Sullum Rep. Ernest Istook has sliced the budget of the Washington transit authority by more than $90,000 because of ads placed on local buses promoting the legalization of marijuana. Free Speech 4 Students Rally Essentially arguing for a drug exception to free speech right in public schools. The following activities could be banned: • Writing a paper on the history of drug prohibition. • Debating marijuana legalization on a debate team. • Questioning the school’s drug testing policy. • Anything that could be construed as promoting illegal drugs. The Day Ashcroft Censored Freedom Of Information Setting priorities Perhaps the leaders of California’s law enforcement community, that has spent so much time and money fighting against any kind of reform of marijuana laws, would be willing to explain this: Via MPP What the WHO doesn't want you to know about cannabis HEALTH officials in Geneva have suppressed the publication of a politically sensitive analysis that confirms what ageing hippies have known for decades: cannabis is safer than alcohol or tobacco. CANNABIS LESS HARMFUL THAN ASPIRIN, SAYS SCIENTIST Internet Free Speech Goes on Trial 07/14/01 An American investigative journalist is being sued over his website's reports of drugs trafficking in Mexico. So what are the implications for freedom of speech? "The law would make it a felony to "teach, demonstrate, or distribute any information pertaining to the manufacture of a controlled substance," "This provision would make it a federal crime, for example, to provide to medical marijuana patients information on how to cultivate marijuana, even in those states where it is legal for patients to grow marijuana under state law," ~ David Noack, Dec. 20, 1999 Censoring the internet for talking about hemp WASHINGTON (APBnews.com) Nixon Insect "Intercourse" & Drugs Time: 2:25 - 3:25 Nixon Tapes Reveal Twisted Roots Of Marijuana Prohibition The Nixon White House tapes from 1971-1972 demonstrate that the foundation of the modern war on marijuana was Nixonian prejudice, culture war and misinformation. Washington, DC: "We need, and I use the word 'all out war,' or all fronts . . . ." That was Richard Nixon's reaction to his national commission's recommendation that marijuana no longer be a criminal offense, according to Nixon's Oval Office tapes. The year after Nixon's "all out war" marijuana arrests jumped by over 100,000 people. Late 1960s Recreational drug use rises in U.S. In late 1960s recreational drug use becomes fashionable among young, white, middle class Americans. The social stigmatization previously associated with drugs lessens as their use becomes more mainstream. Drug use becomes representative of protest and social rebellion in the era's atmosphere of political unrest. continued...