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Follow
That
Story,
Part
II:
Faint
Glimmers
of
Hope
in
Texas
6/16/00
In its story on Texas last
week, DRCNet reported that District Attorneys in counties on the Texas-Mexico
border planned to quit processing drug cases dumped on them by federal
prosecutors. (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/140.html#texasglimmers). Apparently,
we weren't the only ones paying attention.
A June 7 press release from
Texas Governor George W. Bush's presidential campaign attempted to make
political hay of the issue. The press release announced a "New Initiative
to Help Border Communities Prosecute Drug Crimes," and proposed spending
$50 million to reimburse border counties for their efforts. In addition
to the funding, the governor's proposal would:
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Direct US Attorneys on the Southwest
border to prosecute large drug cases in federal court. The press
release says that current referral cut-offs of 200 pounds of marijuana
are "too high."
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Appoint a Southwest Border Coordinator
to lead the federal-state partnership and coordinate drug enforcement and
prosecution efforts along the border.
The proposal notwithstanding,
Gov. Bush has not yet been elected President.
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Issue #141, 6/16/00
On Campus: Drug and Alcohol Arrests Increase, Hampshire College Students Establish Fund to Assist Drug Offenders Losing Aid, Campaign Spreads | USA Today Editorial Supports HEA Campaign, Other Press, What You Can Do | Goodbye to Peter McWilliams | Colombia Answers: Civil Society Asks US Congress to Reject "Plan Colombia" | Alert: Colombia Vote in US Senate MONDAY | Two Strains of Cannabis Politics: Hemp and Marijuana in Kentucky | Holland to Hooligans: Mellow Out, Dudes -- Dutch Authorities Use Cannabis to Tranquilize Potential Soccer Rowdies | Washington State Democratic Party Adopts Sweeping Drug Reform Planks | Follow That Story, Part I: McCarthyism in Syracuse | Follow That Story, Part II: Faint Glimmers of Hope in Texas | Hawaii: Nation's First Medical Marijuana Legislation Signed Into Law, Visiting Governors Suffer Symptoms of Contact High | Kansas City Star Strikes Again: Asset Forfeiture Series Exposes Police End-Runs Around State Laws | NEW JERSEY Alert: Whitman Joins Ecstasy Panic, Calls for New Penalties | Ecstasy Panic: Salon.com Coverage and Other Info | Alert: Help Save Freedom of Speech from the Drug War | Alert: Minnesota Medical Marijuana | Media Scan | Hepatitis Outreach Resources | Event Calendar
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