[dcnc]

[revaluation]

DC Residents!!

ACTION ALERT: Express Your Support for Reforming the "Voluntary" Agreement Process

As reported by DCNC, citizens have recently taken efforts to remove nightlife restrictions in Mt. Pleasant (the relevant DCNC articles are Citizens Act to Remove Restrictions on Mt. Pleasant Nightlife Businesses and Mt. Pleasant ANC Votes Unanimously To Void All ABC “Voluntary” Agreements). These restrictions were imposed through the ill-conceived and abused "voluntary" agreement process. Please take the time now to to express support for the efforts to remove the restrictions in Mount Pleasant by emailing ABC Board General Counsel, Fred Moosally, at fred.moosally@dc.gov, with copies to DCNC at info@dcnc.org, the Mount Pleasant ANC at anc1d@yahoo.com and to rick.massumi@sablaw.com. A sample email is contained below. Thank you for supporting D.C.'s nightlife and dance music culture!

It only take 2 min and it will be great help!
It's easy! Cut and Paste the email, hit Send!

To:
fred.moosally@dc.gov
info@dcnc.org
anc1d@yahoo.com
rick.massumi@sablaw.com

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Dear Mr. Moosally,

The Mount Pleasant ANC (1D) has recently unanimously voted to recommend that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board remove particular clauses from “voluntary” agreements imposed upon Mount Pleasant businesses. The portions of the agreements they seek to remove are those that:

1) prohibit constitutionally protected activities, such as live music, DJs, and dancing; 2) restrict the terms of a lawful sale of the venue or license transfer; 3) prevent any licensee from advertising in any way permitted by law.

I ask that you support their recommendation. “Voluntary” agreements have become a tool for extorting suppressive and often unconstitutional restrictions on ABC-licensed establishment. The process must be reformed. This motion will help pave the way for such reform. I strongly support Mount Pleasant in its efforts to remove restrictions that have infringed the rights of both businesses and citizens. I also urge the ABC Board to undertake steps to expand their review of the “voluntary” agreement process and to initiate much needed reform.

Sincerely,

[Name]
[Location]

CC: D.C. Nightlife Coalition
Rick Massumi
Mount Pleasant ANC (1D)

does anyone think that this news should reach the other boards/cities? If they get the laws passed in d.c. they could just as easily pass them in other cities, correct?

[revaluation]

ya, i dunno how it works in other cities though. i got an email from some chick in LA who said she had some dirt on a politician and wanted to expose them.. I told her she better have her shit straight.......

[therunner]

I am getting a SHITLOAD of emails from these people now.
I don't mind it. Gives me something else to read except CP.

[revaluation]

Originally posted by therunner
I am getting a SHITLOAD of emails from these people now.
I don't mind it. Gives me something else to read except CP.

from what people? DCNC?

[therunner]

Originally posted by revaluation
from what people? DCNC?

Yeah the anti drug coalition or whatever it is.

[descent]

Not DCNC...we only do about 2 emails a month.

www.dcnc.org

[therunner]

Who's this....DPAlliance <alerts@actioncenter.drugpolicy.org>

[revaluation]

a national organization...

[therunner]

Originally posted by revaluation
a national organization...

that's where I am gettting all the emails from.

[descent]

Yup, the Drug Policy Alliance. They great work on drug policy reform and have been heavily involved in the fight against the RAVE Act et al...

[kken]

when's the next dcnc thang?

[revaluation]

should be setting up something for Sept. We'll let ya know when we do