Sensenbrenner's Snitch or Jail bill

[dbeach]

"smokin marajuana is more fun than drinking beer
a friend of mine got caught once
and they gave em 30 yrs"
lyrics by the band called The Unites States of America

"Talk Left | June 3 2005

"I don't think I've ever seen a bill as destructive as Rep. Sensenbrenner's new drug bill, H.R. 1528, the "The Safe Access to Drug Treatment & Child Protection Act of 2005." You think America's prison population is too high at 2 million? Get ready for 15 million.
The bill may be up for another hearing this week. It's time to act. As TChris wrote a few weeks ago, it's time to Just Say No to Sensenbrenner. An excellent bill summary is here.
You may remember this as the bill that provides for a five year mandatory minimum sentence for passing a joint to someone who's been through a drug treatment program. That's nothing. Read about what else this doozy of a bill will do. Like the "snitch or go to jail" provisions. If you are a college professor or student, you should be very afraid.
The bill provides for a two year jail sentence if you observe or come across information about drug distribution near colleges and do not report it to authorities within 24 hours and provide full assistance investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting those involved.
The bill also does away with almost every departure under the Sentencing Guidelines - except cooperation. In many circumstances, instead of a presumption against bail for drug offenders, there will be mandatory detention -- with exceptions, of course, for those who agree to snitch. "

"Here's the links you need for now:

H.R. 1528 (Actual bill)
Drug Policy Alliance Bill Summary
FAMM's summary (pff)
Letters Opposing the bill - from federal judges, prosecutors and more.(pdf)
Drug Policy Alliance action alert
NORML action alert

America. Prison Nation. Watch us lock up our neighbors, our students, our teachers and our parents. Who will be left? Snitches, Congressman Sensenbrenner and the extremist Judges appointed by Bush."

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2005/030605snitchorjail.htmSensenbrenner's Snitch-or-Go-to-Jail Bill

NO SENSE IN BRENNER

[dogday]

1. It is a good thing We are building camps here in the U. S.

with all these stupid laws, there will be alot of arrests. Is this a bill that is in session now?

[dbeach]

5. TAKE ACTION now!

http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/action/wacmoreinfo.asp?item=26179
"Learn More About this Issue
Take Action Now.

H.R. 1528, Defending America's Most Vulnerable: Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2005, is one of the worst drug war bills that Congress has ever considered.

Among other things, HR 1528:

--Virtually eliminates the ability of federal judges to give sentences below the minimum sentence recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, essentially creating a mandatory minimum sentence for every federal offense (including both drug and non-drug offenses)."

Many fought for FREEDOM for what??

So busheviks can take it away ?

And give my freedom to who??


Flag wavers should either go to war or send theri kids

TRUE PATRIOTS DON'T LIE US INTO WARS!

I served and so did most of my pals and relatives

NO SENSE IN BRENNER OR HIS FASCIST BILLS
give em a real ID and then they want your kids for grass

NO COMPROMISE with fascism

From reald ID to National ID to ratting on your kids or neighbors..
WHATS NEXT??

[pie]

2. He is one evil bastard!

Man, that is bad

[Dogmudgeon]

3. A working link

Snitch Or Go To Jail (working link)

--p!

[rocktivity]

4. A constitutional quagmire

The bill provides for a two year jail sentence if you observe or come across information about drug distribution near colleges and do not report it to authorities within 24 hours and provide full assistance investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting those involved.
But if YOU don't snitch, how could anyone find out that you didn't unless THEY snitched--or lie about you to get off the hook? Self-incrimination to the max.

:shrug:
rocknation

[MidwestTransplant]

6. This is just obscene. Anybody have any reliable media contacts to

send this to.

[dbeach]

7. More nonsensebrenner crimes..

he is also the big pusher of real ID and Patsy Act


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/06/03/EDG3ID2MMI1.DTL

"Contact Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. -- who is scheduled to participate in Tuesday's meeting -- and demand an open session, where the committee can use its discretion to close segments sensitive to national security.

Call her San Francisco office at [phone], or fax her at (415) 393- 0710. You may also send her an e-mail by going to http://feinstein.senate. gov/email.html.

With provisions set to expire, it's time to narrow the law, not expand it."