Tell Congress to Oppose HR 1528

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[Libertarianize the GOP]

Unfortunately Drug Policy Alliance is Soros funded.

[PaxMacian]

Of all men, Black Elk, should be aware of the sacred herb and the blue man.

[Paul C. Jesup]

They (Government) want a mandatory 2-year prison term for anyone who knows someone is selling marijuana on a college campus and fails to report it to the police within 24 hours.

Thought crime alert...

It would be cheaper just to shutdown the colleges in this country.

[freepatriot32]

They want a mandatory 2-year prison term for anyone who knows someone is selling marijuana on a college campus and fails to report it to the police within 24 hours.

yeah does this remind anyone of anything

[Paul C. Jesup]

Nah, 1984 is to tame in comparison to the situation we are in.

The politicans and police just want an excuse, any excuse, to imprison anyone they don't like.

[Wolfie]

ping

[bassmaner]

Please let us know your opinion on this, and ping your fellow FR drug warriors if you care to.

Regardless of how you think/feel about marijuana, you can't possibly agree with the insanity in this proposed federal legislation if you care one whit about personal freedom. This is scary.

[cryptical]

Unfortunately Drug Policy Alliance is Soros funded.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

[ArmyTeach]

This is stupid. How are you going to come up with that kind of jail space - give early release to rapists and murderers?
Drugs, however, are equally stupid.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

How you promote a cause is often more important than which side you are on.

[Know your rights]

give early release to rapists and murderers? Drugs, however, are equally stupid.

Letting adults addle their own minds is equally as stupid as exposing us all to more rapists and murderers? Not in my book.

[ninenot]

Sensenbrenner's having a bad day at FR.

I'll write him and ask what the hell his problem is...

[FreeKeys]

Find at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?c109:1:./temp/~c109PtragB:e1184:

`SEC. 425. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who witnesses or learns of a violation of sections 416(b)(2), 417, 418, 419, 420, 424, or 426 to fail to report the offense to law enforcement officials within 24 hours of witnessing or learning of the violation and thereafter provide full assistance in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of the person violating paragraph (a).

`(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be sentenced to not less than two years or more than
10 years. If the person who witnesses or learns of the violation is the parent or guardian, or otherwise responsible for the care or supervision of the person under the age of 18 or the incompetent person, such person shall be sentenced to not less than three years or more than 20 years.'.

or plug HR 1528 into the window at http://thomas.loc.gov/

[ArmyTeach]

Wasn't exactly what I had in mind. Having once multi-decades ago been 'teased' into trying pot, it didn't take me long to to decide that it was the most empty, misspent 3/4 hour or whatever in my life. What's stupid is a two year jail term - not for using or selling drugs but for knowing about the sale of drugs and opting not to inform the police. What's stupid is releasing real criminals to make jail space for these nefarious drug 'criminals.'

[ArmyTeach]

Wasn't exactly what I had in mind. Having once multi-decades ago been 'teased' into trying pot, it didn't take me long to to decide that it was the most empty, misspent 3/4 hour or whatever in my life. What's stupid is a two year jail term - not for using or selling drugs but for knowing about the sale of drugs and opting not to inform the police. What's stupid is releasing real criminals to make jail space for these nefarious drug 'criminals.'

[robertpaulsen]

"you can't possibly agree with the insanity in this proposed federal legislation"

How is this any different from those on this board who propose legalizing marijuana and, in exchange, propose "really getting tough" on those who sell to minors?

Looks to me like legislation they would write.

[freepatriot32]

my brother was poin ting out an interesting thing that i ddidnt even think about until he metioned it he says if you know someone is selling weed and you dont say anything you can get 2 years in prison but if you call the cops and they happen t o be bloods or crips selling it you can get tthe death penalty for reporting them.(wich is something they dont force you to do with crack dealers because they know for sure you will get killed before it goes to trial) so your screwed no matter what if this passes.

[Ken H]

My brother was pointing out an interesting thing that I didn't even think about until he metioned it. He says if you know someone is selling weed and you dont say anything, you can get 2 years in prison; but if you call the cops, and they happen to be bloods or crips selling it, you can get the death penalty for reporting them (which is something they don't force you to do with crack dealers because they know for sure you will get killed before it goes to trial). So you're screwed no matter what, if this passes.

Bears repeating. (and punctuation!:)

[freepatriot32]

Bears repeating. (and punctuation!:)

Sorry I was so busy looking over my shoulder to make sure no one was selling marijuana that i didn't see the screen to put the punctuation :-)

Does it strike anyone else as odd that they are proposing making it a felony to not report a misdemeanor? Selling less then one ounce of weed is misdemeanor in every state and now if you don't report it they will charge you with a felony and the seller with a misdemeanor. politicians are the dumbest most retarded people on earth.

[Know your rights]

What's stupid is a two year jail term - not for using or selling drugs but for knowing about the sale of drugs and opting not to inform the police. What's stupid is releasing real criminals to make jail space for these nefarious drug 'criminals.'

I understand and agree.