A RESOLUTION ON POLITICAL PRISONERS

Given that:

* Federal, state and local governments are prosecuting medical marijuana patients and providers in direct violation of the will of the people as expressed in Proposition 215.

* The government is responsible for negligent homicide in the case of Peter McWilliams.

* The government conducts blatantly unconstitutional law enforcement actions, to include censorship, gun control, profile searches, asset forfeiture, and the denial of life and liberty by paramilitary police assaults.

* Government agencies and law enforcement conduct pre-emptive arrests and malicious prosecutions of political activists, use excessive force against protesters, and apply the death penalty for political cases.

* Amnesty International has declared the United States to be a human rights abuser in the course of its "war on crime" [ http://www.amnesty-usa.org/ ].

It is resolved that:

* The Libertarian Party of California states its support for political prisoners both in the United States and abroad, and to furthermore demand freedom for all such political prisoners.

*The Libertarian Party of California declare as political prisoners medical marijuana patients and providers who have been prosecuted under local state and federal law.

* The Libertarian Party of California declare as political prisoners any persons prosecuted by the state for his/her political activities, or in violation of the Bill of Rights.

* The Libertarian Party of California issue a declaration of solidarity for all other groups fighting for the rights of political prisoners.

* The Libertarian Party of California create a support committee for political prisoners.

For more information on political prisoners:
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamiranda/polpriz.html

MICHELE KUBBY STEVE KUBBY

POLITICAL PRISONERS IN AMERICA

Steve Kubby and his wife Michele are under attack by the government for opposing the war on drugs. The Kubbys are currently on trial for charges relating to an illegal police raid on their Olympic Valley, California home which found cannabis plants that Steve was legally growing as a source for medical marijuana under Proposition 215. The government's attack on the Kubbys is a political persecution.

THE ATTACK ON STEVE AND MICHELE KUBBY IS AN ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY
California's Proposition 215, passed by the majority of the state's voters, legalized medical marijuana. Steve Kubby was fully within his rights in growing marijuana plants. And the Kubby case goes beyond medical marijuana. Steve was the 1998 Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate in California. The government's attack on him is an attempt to not only negate the voters' support for legal medical marijuana, but also to suppress third party candidates with politically motivated trumped up charges. This is a test case for democracy. Steve and Michele Kubby stand for the rule of the people.

THE ATTACK ON STEVE AND MICHELE KUBBY IS AN ATTACK ON THE LAW
The government is violating the law by refusing to uphold Proposition 215. The attack on Steve and Michele Kubby is one more blatantly criminal act by a government that engages in such unconstitutional actions as profile searches, asset forfeiture, framing of innocent citizens, and terroristic SWAT team assaults. The real criminals are in the government who are responsible for this political trial.

THE ATTACK ON STEVE AND MICHELE KUBBY IS AN ATTACK ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Marijuana has a history of being an effective medicine in a wide range of treatments. There is yet to be a single proven case of marijuana causing an overdose death. Compare this to the estimated 100,000 annual deaths caused by prescription pharmaceuticals in the US. Medical marijuana saved Steve Kubby's life. And now the government is persecuting him. Today, Steve and Michele Kubby fight for freedom and democracy in the courtroom. Join them by supporting freedom for all political prisoners.

DEFEND DEMOCRACY UPHOLD THE LAW
FREE STEVE AND MICHELE KUBBY NOW!

For action on political prisoners: http://home.earthlink.net/~jamiranda/polpriz.html
For action on the Kubby trial: http://www.kubby.org/
To join a political party working to free political prisoners: http://www.lplac.org/
For medical marijuana information: http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/medical/medical.htm
For information on drug war issues: http://www.druglibrary.org/think/~jnr/think.htm