A.A.R.A. - Americans Against the R.A.V.E. Act
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S 2633 The RAVE Act
For the full text of this bill, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search for S 2633
Purpose: Senators Grassley and Biden on June 18th proposed the Reducing Americas Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002 (S2633). This RAVE Act is in the Senate now and is awaiting a vote. This proposed bill focuses on establishments that feature electronic dance music. Under this bill, the federal government would have the power to prosecute law-abiding, tax paying venue owners and event promoters for the actions of their customers. Status: This bill is awaiting a vote in the Senate and can be voted on anytime on or after July 8th, 2002.
Background: Senate Bill 2633 is an attempt by legislators to reduce the illegal use of ecstasy by re-writing Title 21 U.S. Code Section 856 (aka the "crack house law") so that it can be easily used to shut down electronic dance music events. This legislation adds a $250,000 minimum civil liability clause to the existing criminal penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and possible $500,000 fine. This legislation could have a devastating effect on the electronic dance music community.
The RAVE Act along with other bills such as H.R. 3782, known as Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002, seriously jeopardize the liberties of law-abiding promoters and partygoers. Language used in both bills specifically target electronic dance music, even identifying events or raves as places with bass heavy sounds and repetitive rhythms. Targeting a music genre clearly violates our civil freedom. For more information on the effect this could have on you, visit www.aclu.org and search for rave.
Hello fellow EDM fans, my name is Dr. Kinetic and I am a small-time aspiring electronic music producer in the DC area. I am also a proud fan of the Electronic music community. This bill is something not to take lightly because if it gets passed, there will be barely, or worse no more "raves" or club venues in the United States. This will result in loss of money yet alone no jobs or gigs for DJs and Producers, loss of money to the city area where promoters pay taxes, and a void in the lively city-life, which has young people loving the city. Not only these will this occur, but the drug problem will not be solved. Ecstasy will still exist in other areas of our nation. It is not a bill; it is a witch-hunt to destroy an innocent community that faces what every other community faces. If they take our right to have these events away from us, because of Ecstasy, what do we have left?
Let us be real here. The R.A.V.E. Act is highly unconstitutional. It violates our freedom of assembly rights, which I believe is in our 1st Amendment with the freedom of speech. The government does not know anything about our scene other than the drug use. This really bothers me as much as it bothers you. Electronic Music is a business like Adult Entertainment, Hip Hop, and other industries that the government has tried to regulate before. Our business includes millions of DJs, Promoters, Producers, and Designers alike. The music is featured in many movies, TV shows and commercials, remixes of popular music, and is heavily becoming a part of the pop culture, which is flourishing tremendously. To many cities and regions, like Chicago and South Florida, it is the soul of their city.
So I ask you from one proud member of the EDM community to another, please sign this petition, because believe it or not, this scene is our life. We need to protect our culture and let the Senate know that shutting down a music culture because of drugs is not the answer to anything.
I am getting everyone, DJ and Producers (Popular and Local), Ravers, and People who know what music really is to sign this petition. So, please don't hesitate to sign. Thank you.
For the full text of this bill, please go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search for S 2633
Purpose: Senators Grassley and Biden on June 18th proposed the Reducing Americas Vulnerability to Ecstasy Act of 2002 (S2633). This RAVE Act is in the Senate now and is awaiting a vote. This proposed bill focuses on establishments that feature electronic dance music. Under this bill, the federal government would have the power to prosecute law-abiding, tax paying venue owners and event promoters for the actions of their customers. Status: This bill is awaiting a vote in the Senate and can be voted on anytime on or after July 8th, 2002.
Background: Senate Bill 2633 is an attempt by legislators to reduce the illegal use of ecstasy by re-writing Title 21 U.S. Code Section 856 (aka the "crack house law") so that it can be easily used to shut down electronic dance music events. This legislation adds a $250,000 minimum civil liability clause to the existing criminal penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and possible $500,000 fine. This legislation could have a devastating effect on the electronic dance music community.
The RAVE Act along with other bills such as H.R. 3782, known as Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamines Act of 2002, seriously jeopardize the liberties of law-abiding promoters and partygoers. Language used in both bills specifically target electronic dance music, even identifying events or raves as places with bass heavy sounds and repetitive rhythms. Targeting a music genre clearly violates our civil freedom. For more information on the effect this could have on you, visit www.aclu.org and search for rave.
Hello fellow EDM fans, my name is Dr. Kinetic and I am a small-time aspiring electronic music producer in the DC area. I am also a proud fan of the Electronic music community. This bill is something not to take lightly because if it gets passed, there will be barely, or worse no more "raves" or club venues in the United States. This will result in loss of money yet alone no jobs or gigs for DJs and Producers, loss of money to the city area where promoters pay taxes, and a void in the lively city-life, which has young people loving the city. Not only these will this occur, but the drug problem will not be solved. Ecstasy will still exist in other areas of our nation. It is not a bill; it is a witch-hunt to destroy an innocent community that faces what every other community faces. If they take our right to have these events away from us, because of Ecstasy, what do we have left?
Let us be real here. The R.A.V.E. Act is highly unconstitutional. It violates our freedom of assembly rights, which I believe is in our 1st Amendment with the freedom of speech. The government does not know anything about our scene other than the drug use. This really bothers me as much as it bothers you. Electronic Music is a business like Adult Entertainment, Hip Hop, and other industries that the government has tried to regulate before. Our business includes millions of DJs, Promoters, Producers, and Designers alike. The music is featured in many movies, TV shows and commercials, remixes of popular music, and is heavily becoming a part of the pop culture, which is flourishing tremendously. To many cities and regions, like Chicago and South Florida, it is the soul of their city.
So I ask you from one proud member of the EDM community to another, please sign this petition, because believe it or not, this scene is our life. We need to protect our culture and let the Senate know that shutting down a music culture because of drugs is not the answer to anything.
I am getting everyone, DJ and Producers (Popular and Local), Ravers, and People who know what music really is to sign this petition. So, please don't hesitate to sign. Thank you.
659 Signatures
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J. J
- Comments
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thad p
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Donna M
- Comments
- YOUR parents did not rule that sock-hops and drive-ins were illegal. Don't do the same to us!!!!
- Location
- New York City
- Occupation
- Fashion / garment industry
- U.S. Voter?
- YES
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Meghan R
- Location
- NC
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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dereck b
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Terrese H
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Robert G
- U.S. Voter?
- Y
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vedi I
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John H
- Comments
- i believe in personal responsibility, if the goal is safety (yeah right, it's really about control), then legalize drugs, regulate them and treat addiction for what it is, a health issue. -peace
- Location
- Washington state
- Occupation
- freedom fighter
- U.S. Voter?
- yes - praying for the day when I can actually WANT to vote FOR some one, rather than just the lesser of two evils.
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Tyler H
- Comments
- Down with guilt by association!
- Occupation
- Working to fairly distribute income by removing regressive taxes, substatially increasing taxes on the rich, reinstating the estate tax with a cap at 10 mil, sensible welfare reform that leaves no starving child behind, legalizing some drugs (marijuana being one of them) for those gainfully employed, prison reform, separation of church and state, getting the compassionate conservatives to care about the american people, being more like the _real_ christ, not corrupted version of christianity by paul, convincing my friends that i'm not paranoid, just right, convincing my friends that John Ashcroft is more dangerous than Osama or Hussien, and preserving civil liberties
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes, unless i get labeled a terrorist, communist, or arrested because of john ashcroft's oppresion of civil liberties
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kara and s
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- This is a bunch of crap.
- U.S. Voter?
- soon.
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Alexander G W
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- The rave act is unconstitutional, unwarranted, supports not only prohibition but demonisation of a culture that gives citizens of these United States an alternative to drunken bar fights. It is not aimed at those who are "guilty" of any crime but against people who are unquestionably innocent but whom it is expedious to act aginst, and finally the R.A.V.E act targets the community I love so much - we are one, we are together, we are alive - don't be jealous of our beauty. Lets chaAARGE!!!
- Location
- Los Angeles CA
- Occupation
- Masters Student/Croupier
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Brian J
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Paul M
- Location
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- Student
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Eric G
- Comments
- I just want to be able to host a clean party and have fun, worry free of the police.
- Location
- Oklahoma
- Occupation
- Fast Food
- U.S. Voter?
- Nope
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daniel landry j
- Occupation
- military
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Seth H
- Comments
- I enjoy raves as much as everyone else and this bill violates my right to enjoy a saturday night off of work.
- Location
- Wisconsin
- Occupation
- GoodWill Cashier
- U.S. Voter?
- not until the next voting time
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John K
- U.S. Voter?
- Hell Yes!
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Keegan R
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Neil D
- Location
- Watauga, TX
- Occupation
- CBT Systems Programmer
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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David F. M
- Location
- Florida
- Occupation
- Supervisor
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Carly A
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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r.dean
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Javier R
- Location
- Perth Amboy, New Jersey
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Charles P
- Comments
- a disgrace to lawmaking
- Location
- Summit, NJ
- U.S. Voter?
- of course
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Darren H
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Brandi S
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Angela I
- Location
- Dayton, Ohio
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Steve A
- Comments
- whats next? concerts?
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Amy Marie L
- Comments
- Concerts are my Antidrug
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Lisa R
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Occupation
- Student
- U.S. Voter?
- Not Yet
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Morgan P
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Erin S
- Occupation
- Office Manager
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Israel Heath W
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Paul T
- Location
- Nebraska
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Jesse B
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Brian D. N
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Amanda T
- Location
- Granite City, IL
- Occupation
- Student
- U.S. Voter?
- YES
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Calie J
- Location
- missouri
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Crystalia Emmaline D
- Comments
- They have no right to take away the right for us to assemble and dance and have a good time. Raves do not promote drug use. Drugs are a seperate decision of a person and will be done even if you abolish raves. This is an abbomination and a complete insult to the clubbing community.
- Location
- connecticut
- Occupation
- student
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Joshua A
- Occupation
- Military
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Karolina
- Comments
- I think if there will be no raves.. That is taking away our freedom..
- Location
- Wheeling,IL
- Occupation
- Student
- U.S. Voter?
- NO
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Igor
- Comments
- This is complete bs.. We have the freedom to go dance and have fun!!!! Clubbnig and Raves does NOT promote drug use!!!!!!!!!!
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Kerri
- Comments
- RAVES DO NOT PROMOTE DRUG USE.. PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT
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Michael L
- Comments
- Please keep America free!
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Anrew Charles F
- Comments
- THIS IS MADNESS!!!!! THIS IS WORSE THAN RACISM THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LISTEN TO TECHNO IS BREAKING THE LAW!!!
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Christopher B
- Location
- Virginia
- Occupation
- Manager
- U.S. Voter?
- YES
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Jeremy B
- Comments
- Music is not a crim
- Location
- Flint, MI
- U.S. Voter?
- Yes
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Tristan T
- Comments
- this violates our freedom and constitutional rights as people to have our own privacy.
- Location
- Memphis Tennessee
- Occupation
- student
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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Mike B
- Location
- NH
- U.S. Voter?
- yes
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