Hi everyone. Since Brett loved raves and the goverment now wants to ban
them, i am sending you all this email alert. please consider doing this easy
email action to prevent that.

our civil liberties are being erroded and i encourage you all to sign up for
this aclu action email list. also think about becoming a card carring member
of the aclu, like me.

Pat
PS i promise to limit my political soap box ranting to this email. ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: action@... [mailto:action@...]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:25 PM
To: aclu_list@...
Subject: Oppose the Culture War on Raves


From: Matt Howes, National Internet Organizer, ACLU
To: ACLU Action Network Members
Date: April 7, 2003

Oppose the Culture War on Raves

Members of both the House and Senate are attempting to pervert proper
legislative processes by appending two unrelated provisions to the popular
Amber Alert measure. One of the two provisions would target raves -- a
social event that mixes electronic music, light shows and dancing; the other
provision would seek to limit the discretion of federal judges.

The rave provision would make building owners liable for their tenants' and
customers' activities. For example, even if they instituted excellent
security precautions, restaurant, bar, nightclub, dance and music venue
owners could all be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars and forced into
bankruptcy if a customer sneaked in drugs. No matter how much security is
put in place, they could be held responsible for the actions of just one
customer.

The federal sentencing provision would require the Justice Department to
report to Congress every time federal judges use their discretion to impose
a lower sentence than recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. This
would intimidate judges and prevent them from using their judgement when
handing down sentences.

These anti-civil liberties amendments should have full legislative review
and not be allowed to piggyback on more popular, yet unrelated, legislation.

Take Action! Click here for more information and to urge proper legislative
process for these provisions:

http://www.aclu.org/DrugPolicy/DrugPolicy.cfm?ID=12280&c=185

************************************************************************
For more information on other issues and the latest news, please visit our
website at http://www.aclu.org

Help Strengthen the ACLU's Voice in Congress... Click below to become a
card-carrying Member or donate today!
http://www.aclu.org/contribute/contribute.cfm?ORGID=AA02

If you are not already on our mailing list and would like to subscribe to
the ACLU Action Network Updates, click http://www.aclu.org/team/member.cfm

To find out what more you can do to protect your civil liberties, please
visit http://www.aclu.org/action

You may cancel your subscription at any time by sending a message to
aclu_members@... with the word unsubscribe in the subject
line.