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--- Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers at gmail.com> wrote:
> This just in from Barbara Boxer.
>
> And my reply...
>
> Leigh
> http://www.leighm.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer"
> <BulletinFeedback at boxer.senate.gov>
> To: <leighcmeyers at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:30 PM
> Subject: Senator Boxer: Fighting Methamphetamine
>
>
>
> I thought you would be interested in the following
> message.
>
> ===================================================
>
> Dear Friend:
>
> Few drugs have had such an impact on California
> communities as
> methamphetamine. No area of the state has been
> spared the
> wrath of this highly addictive drug. Rural areas
> are often the
> manufacturing sites of this drug, and counties and
> the state
> often spend huge sums for both the prosecution and
> incarceration of those found guilty of possession of
> methamphetamine and for mental health programs that
> must deal
> with the long-term consequences of addiction.
> Abandoned labs
> used to manufacture methamphetamine are a threat to
> people
> living nearby and can contaminate buildings,
> adjacent land and
> groundwater.
>
> I recently joined almost 30 of my Senate colleagues
> in
> cosponsoring the Combat Meth Act of 2005, S.103,
> authored by
> Senator Jim Talent (R-MO). This legislation
> authorizes funds
> to provide training to state and local prosecutors
> and law
> enforcement agents for investigation and prosecution
> of
> methamphetamine offenses, including a set-aside for
> prosecutors
> and law enforcement agents working in rural
> communities. It
> expands public safety and creates a community
> policing grant
> program to hire personnel and purchase equipment to
> assist in
> enforcement of methamphetamine laws. It also more
> tightly
> controls the drugs used to manufacture
> methamphetamine and
> authorizes grants to develop programs to assist
> children
> endangered by exposure to methamphetamine.
>
> I have talked with countless law enforcement
> officials in the
> past years, and many tell stories of personal
> tragedy brought
> about by methamphetamine addiction and exploding
> budget
> deficits that result from the investigations,
> arrests,
> prosecutions and incarcerations of those who commit
> crimes
> associated with the drug. I believe this bill will
> go a long
> way towards helping law enforcement better pay for
> the fight
> against the effects of this horrible drug. Many
> other steps
> are necessary if we are to fully address this
> problem,
> including better drug treatment and drug education
> programs.
> You can count on me to continue to work for
> effective drug
> control programs.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Barbara Boxer
> United States Senator
>
> ===================================================
>
> Hello Ms Boxer,
>
> Methamphetamine is a scourge. However, the reason
> for it's popularity is it's basic
> effect(as anyone who has been in the military will
> tell you), it's ability to boost the
> bravado,or self-esteem of an individual.
>
> In a society where more is never enough, enough
> money, enough "stuff", enough good
> looks... nice enough car, I'm afraid it's a scourge
> that will not pass soon, no matter what
> laws may be passed, no matter how draconian the
> mandatory sentence.
>
> You will find no support from me for any criminal
> laws for the victims of this or *any other drug*.
> However, I would gladly support any effort to
> de-criminalize them and prioritize efforts at
> medical, psychological, and community based care of
> the victims of drug abuse in American society.
>
> Leigh Meyers
>
>
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