Index: wp-admin/users.php
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--- wp-admin/users.php	(revision 10285)
+++ wp-admin/users.php	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 switch ($doaction) {
 
+/* Bulk Dropdown menu Role changes */
 case 'promote':
 	check_admin_referer('bulk-users');
 
@@ -47,8 +48,9 @@
 		exit();
 	}
 
-	if ( !current_user_can('edit_users') )
-		wp_die(__('You can’t edit users.'));
+	$editable_roles = get_editable_roles();
+	if (!$editable_roles[$_REQUEST['new_role']])
+		wp_die(__('You can’t give users that role.'));
 
 	$userids = $_REQUEST['users'];
 	$update = 'promote';