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Newsbrief:
Meth
II
--
Federal
CLEAN-UP
Act
Cleaned
Up
--
Provision
Designed
to
Punish
Music
Venues
Dropped
1/28/05
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/372/meth2.shtml
Last year, thanks to quiet
skullduggery by Rep. Doug Ose (R-CA), who is no longer in Congress as of
this year, the CLEAN-UP Act, a bill designed
to attack the meth lab phenomenon, included an "anti-rave" provision that
would have made venue owners both criminally and civilly liable for drug
use by patrons. Thanks in part to a broad coalition of drug reformers,
civil libertarians, and music lovers led by the Drug
Policy Alliance who coalesced around the issue, the bill never made
it to a floor vote.
Members of the Protect Live
Music campaign pestered lawmakers, worked to shape public opinion, and
held demonstrations with live music to draw attention to the bill's flaws.
It must have worked. The act became "controversial" in the eyes of
mainstream media, and died quietly when Congress adjourned in December.
Now, DPA's director of national
affairs, Bill Piper, reports that while the bill has been reintroduced,
this year's version does not contain the language aimed at club owners
and promoters. "This is an enormous victory for the Alliance and
our supporters; live music fans across the country; musicians, club owners
and activists; and the Protect Live Music campaign. It's also a great
way to start to 2005," said Piper. "We are grateful to the thousands
of Alliance supporters like you who took action against the CLEAN-UP Act
through our website and in protests last year."
But that doesn't mean the
provision has necessarily gone away forever, Piper warned. "Of course,
it's possible that this provision or something like it will surface again
in other legislation. We're on the lookout for it and will keep you
informed."
-- END --
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-- 1/28/05
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