From: [v--d--t] at [twain.ucs.umass.edu] (Sol Lightman) Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.drugs,talk.politics.misc Subject: Re: ESSAY: Civil forfeiture & mandatory sentencing Date: 27 May 1993 22:59:56 GMT If you want to speak out against mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines, these Congressmen need to hear from you soon... (see list below) Attorney General Janet Reno has called for a reveiw of these guidelines. If you would like to express your support for reformation of these guidelines and/or current drug laws and drug sentencing, the phone number of her office is: Office of Attorney General Janet Reno: 202-514-2000 The Chairman of the Judiciary Committee is Charles Schumes. If you would like to express your thoughts to his office, call Cheif Council Paul Beaulier (BOWL-LERR) at 202-226-2406. There is currently a bill in the Congress to reform the Sentencing Guidelines. The Edwards Bill, introduced by Representative Don Edwards, is bill HR957. It would remove mandatory minimum sentencing from the federal law books. The following members of the Judiciary Committee are not sympathetic to the Edwards bill. It would probably be in your best interests to inundate them with mail. Rep. Charles Schumer 2412 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 1628 Kings Highway Brooklyn N.Y. 11229 Rep. John Conyers Jr. 2426 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-2201 Federal Bldg. Rm. 669 231 W. Lafayette Detroit MI 48226 Rep. George W. Gekas 1519 Longworth Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-3817 Rep. Dan Glickman 2311 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-1604 Room 134 401 N. Market St. Wichita KS 67201 Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli 2246 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-1703 Federal Bldg. Rm. 551 600 Martin Luther King Pl. Louisville KY 40202-22 Rep. Jim Ramstad 504 Cannon Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20545-2306 8120 Pennsylvania Ave. So. Suite 152 Bloomington MN 55431 Rep. George E. Sangmeister 1032 Longworth Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-1304 101 N. Joliet St. Joliet IL 60431 Rep. Steven H. Schiff 1427 Longworth Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-3101 625 Silver Ave. SW Suite 140 Albequerque NM 87102 Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Jr. 2444 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-4909 120 Bishops Way Brookfield WI 53005 Rep. Lamar Smith 422 Cannon Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515-4321 10010 San Pedro Ave. Suite 530 San Antonio TX 78216 Two groups you should consider joining are: Families Against Mandatory Minimums 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 200 South Washington D.C. 20004 (I have addresses of the local branches.) Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants P.O. Box 2310 Washington, D.C. 20013-2310 202-842-1650 Ext. 320 Brian -- The University of Massachusetts at Amherst | _________,^-. Cannabis Reform Coalition ( | ) ,> S.A.O. Box #2 \|/ { 415 Student Union Building `-^-' ? ) UMASS, Amherst MA 01003 [v--d--t] at [titan.ucs.umass.edu] |____________ `--~ ; \_,-__/ * To find out about our on-line library, mail a message with the * pattern "{{{readme}}}" contained IN THE SUBJECT LINE. * You will be mailed instructions; your message will be otherwise ignored