http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/rondonit/us-drug-policy-war-congress_n_998993_112167359.htmlIndeed, "...to engage in conduct ..." Lamar Smith would extend the U.S. criminal racketeering regarding suppression of freedom of medicine and diet, internationally, by criminalizing "conspiracy" to engage in conduct that would be "illegal" within the U.S., even if legal where it would take place, such as receiving an IBOGAINE treatment in Mexico.
I believe this law could also be applied to any person seeking Medical (Pharmacuetical) Treatments outside this country that are unavailable here. Seems like a Big Pharma / AMA Monopoly Grant. We can't allow a person to buy his prescription outside this country when they're able to buy it here "Sanctioned" at ten times the price. For the same drug, produced on the same assembly line, in the same strength and packaging, We and our Insurance Industry gets to buy it at the American Premium. Who Controls the House writing this bill? It sure isn't the voters or even a minority of them.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-313
HR 313 "Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011"
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 313
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 18, 2011
Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. SCHIFF) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination Act of 2011’.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT TO CLARIFY CONSPIRACIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE CRIMINALLY PROSECUTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Section 406 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 846) is amended by--
(1) inserting ‘(a)’ before ‘Any’; and
(2) inserting at the end the following:
‘(b) Whoever, within the United States, conspires with one or more persons, or aids or abets one or more persons, regardless of where such other persons are located, to engage in conduct at any place outside the United States that would constitute a violation of this title if committed within the United States, shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply to such conduct if it were to occur within the United States.’.
This legislative crime was approved by a Judiciary Committee Chairman vote of 20 to 7. Accordingly:
So who voted for this sweeping new assertion of power to regulate the personal behavior of Americans? All fifteen Republicans on the Judiciary Committee present voted for the bill, including such supposed champions of individual liberty as Ted Poe and Mike Pence. Back on March 10, 2010, for example, Poe was ranting that the “American people don’t desire more oppressive, intrusive government” and they want “to control their own lives.” And back on July 2, 2010 Pence was effusing that Americans, “live and breathe the cause of liberty. Freedom is the very core of an American spirit that is alive and well today.” But that was then and this is now.IMHO an overlooked matter explaining the political dynamics, asides from the openly listed political donations from pharma interests, are these elected officials' fraternal order memberships- as they are clearly beholden to something other than popular opinion, and need.
The other seven Republicans on the committee didn’t bother to show up for the vote, including none other than Louis Gohmert. Perhaps he was off on crusade in the Middle East. All but two of the sixteen Democrats on the committee managed to put in an appearance, with five of them actually voting FOR passage. A minority of Democrats can often be found to support any bad idea embraced by all Republicans.
For this action certainly goes beyond the stated impetus of a case (where the U.S. government prosecution lost a potential conviction of cocaine smugglers from South America to Canada where the cocaine never entered the U.S. - with cocaine being illegal in Canada), simply by limiting the statute change to activities illegal where committed.
It is not about stopping persons within the U.S. smuggling certain drugs into places where already illegal, rather it is about extending and expanding the U.S. backed Pharmacratic Inquisition worldwide.
http://www.theweedblog.com/lamar-smiths-bill-to-extend-us-drug-laws-overseas-making-progress-passes-committee/Or an Ibogaine treatment.
"... as Bill Piper of the Drug Policy Alliance noted, the bill is written so broadly that it could criminalize any violation of US drug laws if that violation is planned in the US. For instance, heroin maintenance therapy is illegal under US drug laws. As the law is written, a US health care professional who made plans to work with colleagues doing heroin maintenance in a country where it is legal could potentially face prosecution".
Or drinking Coca in Bolivia.
Obama Racketeering For Big Pharma
http://freedomofmedicineanddiet.blogspot.com/2011/10/obama-racketeering-for-big-pharm.html
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