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To: The Street who wrote (3905)	7/21/2000 10:23:53 AM
From: The Street	Respond to of 13056

METH BILL/FREE SPEECH: The Judiciary Committee's vote on H.R. 2987 was delayed yet again, but is now expected to take place this coming Tuesday, 7/25. Sources report that the anti-free- speech provisions are still present, narrowed only incrementally so that linking to a web site that sells drug paraphernalia would not be covered. Also, a provision that would have allowed law enforcement officers to conduct secret searches -- entering homes without notice before or after -- has been stripped from the bill. But there is more bad news -- Rep. Bill McCollum (R-FL) has submitted substitute language that includes draconian new mandatory minimum penalties for "club drugs" such as Ecstasy. Also, there is a concern that language in a Senate version of the bill allowing law enforcement to order Internet service providers to take down web pages or sites without prior judicial review, on 48 hours notice, could get incorporated into the House version. Please visit drcnet.org or call your Representative at (202) 224-3121 to oppose this dangerous legislation!