Posted by Noa on May 31, 2000, at 15:45:59
In reply to H.R. 2987--ADDers: Feds crack down on amphetamines, posted by Abby on May 28, 2000, at 22:14:14
Abby, et. al,
I just looked over the ACLU site as well as some house sites, and it seems this bill is more about cracking down on illegal methamphetamine labs, and is not particularly concerned with prescription amphetamine use. However, there is one piece that is ambiguous to me--a reference to fighting amphetamine abuse in addition to the main thrust of the bill.
The idea of secret searches seems wrong, no matter how good the intention, ie, stopping the hazardous proliferation of street meth, which is a lot more dangerous than the amphetamines I and others here take. To give the FBI this level of power is a bad idea. They should not be given leeway to sidestep usual judicial decisions regarding searches.
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