UCSD 0608
							La Jolla, California 92093-0608
							mbelmonte@ucsd.edu

							Thursday 20 April 1995

Brian Bilbray
US House of Representatives
fax 291-8956

Dear Mr Bilbray

As your constituent I write to voice my opposition to two measures current 
in the House.

I oppose HR 1453 (Solomon) which would remove the tax-exempt status of 
any nonprofit organisation that promotes the legalisation of any controlled 
substance.  Whether or not you and I agree or disagree with the strategy of 
drug legalisation, to silence selectively the voices on one side of the issue 
would be a serious abridgement of free speech, and would deny the people of 
the United States the balanced information that is necessary in order to 
construct informed opinions.

I oppose funding for the Telephone Carrier Compliance program contained 
in the budget for the Department of Justice.  Especially in this time of fiscal 
austerity it's a mistake to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make the 
telecommunications system easier to wiretap.  Easy access to wiretap-ready 
telecommunications networks could easily be abused by unscrupulous 
individuals or agencies.  The fiasco of the Clipper Chip proposal has already 
proven that proposals for electronic surveillance are unpopular with 
American business and with the American people.

In order to facilitate future correspondence, please send me your email 
address.

				Sincerely,

				Matthew Belmonte