Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.society.civil-liberty
From: [d p letche] at [netcom.com] (David Pletcher)
Subject: Solomon draws conservative fire!
Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 00:30:08 GMT

[This is intended as a fair use excerpt in relation to an ongoing
discussion about loony Rep. Gerald Solomon's attempt to quash
free expression and political discourse.  No copyright infringement
is intended.]

From the May 15, 1995 National Review, page 16:

Gerald B.H. Solomon (R., N.Y.), chairman of the House Rules Committee,
is not worried about critics of the war on drugs:  "Legalization was
jettisoned with Jocelyn [Elders] and is not coming back."  Just in
case, though, Solomon has introduced a bill that would deny tax-exempt
status to nonprofit organizations "which promote the legalization of
certain drugs."  Solomon cited the Cato Institute, the Drug Policy
Foundation, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana
Laws.  His bill would presumably also target the Reason Foundation,
the Ludwig von Mises Institute, the Lindesmith Center, the Religious
Coalition for a Moral Drug Policy, and any other educational,
scientific, literary or religious organization that disagrees with Mr.
Solomon about drug prohibition.  "Seedy" people involved with such
"sinister" groups, he said, seek not only to "justify their self-
centered and self-indulgent lifestyles" but also "to influence young
people to try and use drugs."  Hence, the wisdom of Solomon:  "Our tax
law needs to more accurately reflect the American people's tolerance
level for this type of activity."  And if the punitive taxation of
unpopular ideas catches on, we can dispense with arguments and
evidence entirely.  That should make politicians like Mr. Solomon more
comfortable.