Funny how that works. Harry Anslinger's "original focus" was Prohibition-era booze, not cannabis.

But all those government men and guns, and no place to go? Sic them on peaceful pot growers, and then just catapult the propaganda pretending that the marijuana people are Oh-So Scary! (Just like those evil meth people.) After all, at the end of the day, its all just "dope" and "dopers", "drug dealers and users", which is spelled: Let good times roll - for government.

You are a very talented person and you have a lot of good work at that site. I hope you have back ups so you won't lose everything that was there.

Your new site will be even better, I'm sure, but I feel sad that you may have lost so much work from your old site. Not having the expertise you have, I can only imagine how many hours of work have gone into that site...but I can imagine that it was a huge amount.

I mean, it's my site (at his subdomain) and i can't even get into the folders or files to make changes? I think the guy may be holding out for some kind of monetary donation or somethin I can't give him, I dunno. I urged him to delete it after seeing the article at infowars, but even though I can relax now, I still want it deleted, for the reasons stated. 5 months and no update? That ain't right.

NRA, like MPP and others are groups of concerned citizens banded together for strength, i.e., grass roots organizations, in trying to protect our rights or trying to change unjust laws or even just criticizing some of the things Washington does.

Registering as a lobbiest costs money...for one thing. If you don't pay the money up front...you become liable...for breaking a law.

Talk about a First Ammendment crusher! My word. This was an awful assault on our rights to free speech, and our duty to watch the government and speak out if we don't like what we see.

It was a bad thing...and the new ammendment to the proposal got rid of that section that would have required citizens to become registered lobbiest if they wanted to say anything.

It shook me, too. I didn't really read the NRA alert when I first saw it. Then I saw Unkat27's post and my heart rate quickened, too. Then at some point I looked back at the NRA mail and realized they were about the same thing.

Whew! What a relief. I was already wondering if FoM or we, could be considered "bloggers".

That was an insidious bill and I'm sure we'll be having to watch out they don't try to slip it in somewhere else. Keeping up with the stunts those guys in Washington can come up with is like trying to watch a sleight of hand artist in a shell game.

Not criticize the government? Not unless you buy a license to do so and report to the government all your criticisms four times a year?

Hope, thank you for getting my heart rate back to normal after unkat's news brief.

I have this from the NRA in my mail this morning. Here's the gist of it.

BENNETT-MCCONNELL AMENDMENT PASSES SENATE! NRA-ILA Grassroots Activism Protected

The U.S. Senate has voted 55-43 to accept an amendment to S.A. 3, the "Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act", removing an onerous proposal that would have drastically limited the First Amendment rights of Americans in the political process. Offered by Sens. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the amendment removed Section 220 that would have forced ordinary citizens to register with the federal government as "lobbyists," with all the attendant restrictions, costs, and penalties.

"The First Amendment protects an unqualified 'right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.' That is a sacred right of the American people." said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox. " Sec. 220 would have, for the first time in American history, severely regulated and restricted 'the voluntary efforts of members of the general public to communicate their own views on an issue to Federal officials.'

"On behalf of 4 million NRA members and tens of millions of gun owners, hunters, and sportsmen across the country, I want to thank Senators Robert Bennett and Mitch McConnell for their leadership in preserving political free speech for all," concluded Cox. "We are also grateful to the 53 other senators who voted for the Bennett-McConnell Amendment."

While this was no doubt a victory for NRA, gun owners, and freedom, enemies of the First and Second Amendments are alive and well in the 110th Congress, and no doubt will continue to assault our rights. Our thanks to all of you who contacted your U.S. Senators on this most important issue.

To see how your Senators voted, please visit www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00017.

We're loaded down with binding chains of all kinds and now they're rattling more at us?

Remember that song that was something to the effect of "I think I'm turning Japanese"? That article and it's links make me think I'm turning Chinese, Arabic, or even going back in time to become a Soviet era Russian!

It's an insult to a horse to call the people behind the efforts to contain our freedoms, "horse's asses".

What's wrong with them? Why wouldn't they want to be free of government oppression? Why wouldn't they want all of us to be free of government oppression?

http://infowars.net/articles/january2007/180107Bloggers_Prison.htm

Mad Krow:

Translation: So called 'mediweed' or mediwiet can be legally purchased on prescription at this establishment. The price is 5 Euro (approx 5x1.30= $9.50) for 0.8 grams as opposed to the 9 Euros, the regular price in a general pharmacy in the Netherlands. This "Cannabis Pharmacy" was started on initiative of Groningen city councimember Fleur Woudstra. Mediweed is grown by Bedrocan in Groningen and is distributed by the Medicinal Cannabis Bureau of the national Ministry of Health. Woudstra worked 2 years on making affordable quality mediweed available to approx. 15,000 aids, cancer and MS patients and other chronic diseases. Mediweed has been available nationally since 2003. However, the majority of insurance companies did not reimburse the medicinal cannabis purchases.In turn, patients then starting buying cheaper cannabis in the coffeeshops. The cannabis in the coffeeshops would often be impure with contamination of pesticides or herbicides but also small metal parts and sand, according to Woudstra. The mediweed in this Cannabis Pharmacy is cheaper than the coffeeshops because it is delivered in wholesale quantities and packaging. The pharmacy is supervised by the Dutch inspection of health ministry and only sells cannabis. Cannabis is available with a prescription throughout the Netherlands. End translation.

Apotheek voor medische cannabis Door onze correspondent Groningen, 19 jan. In Groningen is vandaag de eerste officiële cannabisapotheek van Nederland geopend. Op recept kan er legaal mediwiet worden gekocht, tegen een lagere prijs dan bij gewone apotheken. 0,8 gram cannabis kost er maximaal vijf euro, tegen negen euro in een reguliere apotheek.

De cannabisapotheek is een initiatief van het voormalige Groningse raadslid Fleur Woudstra (Fleurig Groningen) en de patiëntenvereniging van Stichting Medicinale Cannabis Nederland. De mediwiet wordt gekweekt door Bedrocan in Groningen en wordt gedistribueerd door het Bureau Medicinale Cannabis van het ministerie van VWS.

Woudstra ijverde ruim twee jaar voor verstrekking van betaalbare legale cannabis op recept. In ons land gebruiken naar schatting 15.000 aids-, kanker- en MS-patiënten en andere chronische zieken cannabis als medicijn voor vooral pijnbestrijding. Sinds 2003 is het op recept verkrijgbaar.

Het merendeel van zorgverzekeraars vergoedt de mediwiet echter niet, waardoor veel patiënten de goedkopere cannabis in de coffeeshop kochten. „Maar die bevat vaak pesticiden, bestrijdingsmiddelen en ook metaaldeeltjes en zand”, aldus Woudstra. De mediwiet in de Groningse apotheek is ook goedkoper dan die in de coffeeshop, stelt ze, doordat die in grootverpakking wordt aangeleverd. De apotheek staat onder toezicht van de Inspectie voor de Volksgezondheid en verkoopt alleen cannabis. Er wordt op recept geleverd in heel Nederland.

DIS-Honor, Hope. Pure unadulterated DIS-Honor.

Do you want to put down your coffee & donut and go bust in the door of some guy that's been smoking meth for 3 days, or a bunch of half-disabled sick people with cannabis?

It's hard to find any kind of love for those characters. It really is.

bush works for big business. Anybody who picks on sick people is a COWARD.

He who honors last honors best.

Real honor will come from sick citizens thankful for stopping the thugs in masks.