FEINSTEIN'S HARD LINE Editor -- Rep. Tom Campbell is quite right to criticize Sen. Feinstein's dismal record on drug policy. In her career on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Feinstein has consistently backed harsh, punitive and counterproductive policies that have inflamed crime, violence, racism and corruption. She has consistently pushed for more and longer prison sentences for drug offenders, opposed efforts to legalize medical marijuana, voted to deny student loans and welfare benefits to minor drug offenders and expel their families from public housing, and supported military drug war escalation in Colombia. Most recently, she joined Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, in sponsoring legislation to make it a felony to provide information about drug use, including medical marijuana, on the Internet, print, or speech. There is no excuse for a California senator to attack free speech, the Internet and Proposition 215. Thanks to Rep. Campbell for offering a better alternative! Dale Gieringer, Berkeley
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