-Caveat Lector- ----Original Message Follows---- From: DRCNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: ALERT: DC Med Mj Vote Passes, Congress May Overturn Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 08:53:31 -0500 (CDT) VISIT: http://www.drcnet.org/medmjaction/ 9/22/99 Dear friend: On a cold November day last year -- Election Day -- I stood outside a downtown polling station, leafleting and speaking with fellow Washington, D.C. residents about I-59, a ballot initiative to legalize medical use of marijuana in the District of Columbia and prevent medical marijuana patients from being sent to prison. That night, I waited with my fellow activists for results of similar initiatives taking place in several states across the nation. The news was good -- medical marijuana passed everywhere, and comfortably. But the results of D.C.'s own medical marijuana initiative -- the one I had volunteered and voted for myself -- were kept secret, and would be kept secret for more than ten months. Congress had passed a law, introduced by Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA), that prohibited the D.C. government from spending any funds to count or certify the results of the medical marijuana vote -- not even the estimated $1.74 of staff time it would have taken to push the button and have the computer print them out. Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Barr amendment is unconstitutional, and ordered D.C. election officials to count and certify the vote, an order with which they happily complied. The results were overwhelming, though not unexpected -- 69% of D.C. voters voted yes for medical marijuana, the same percentage found in an exit poll commissioned by Americans for Medical Rights. But Barr and his fellow hard-liners haven't given up, and even now are plotting to overturn D.C.'s long-awaited medical marijuana law -- and the U.S. Constitution gives them that power, if they act within 30 working days. That's why we need you to take action, and tell your U.S. Representative and your two Senators to respect the will of the voters and let D.C.'s medical marijuana law stand! Please visit http://www.drcnet.org/medmjaction/ to send an e-mail or fax to Congress. You can also use our site to find out your reps' phone numbers, to call them, for even more impact. And please forward this alert, or use the "tell-a-friend" page on the web site, to let as many people know about this important issue and how they can help. And please take action now -- though Congress has 30 working days, they could vote on this at any time, so please write Congress today! Sincerely, David Borden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Executive Director Drug Reform Coordination Network http://www.drcnet.org P.S. For further information, please visit the web sites of two organizations that worked hard to pass I-59 by a wide margin: ACTUP DC, the initiative's sponsors, online at <http://www.actupdc.org>, and the Marijuana Policy Project, online at <http://www.mpp.org>. For extensive information on the evidence relating to medical marijuana, visit the AMR- affiliated web site <http://www.medmjscience.org> |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| http://www.angelfire.com/mi/smilinks/thirdeye.html |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om