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Freedom of speech is irrelevent
Robert, you have never received spam from companies that you want to get it from, because that isn't spam. Spam is unsolicited commercial email: broadcast messages from people who have stolen your email address and are stealing your bandwidth to put it in front of you.

Freedom of speech is irrelevent. Governments do guarantee you the right to say something. However, they do not (and never have) given you the right to break into a print shop, ink up the blankets, and run off your own brochures.

When a spammer advertizes to you at your cost and without your consent, that is no different than the junk fax laws that have already passed the first amendment test.
Posted by: rbethell   Posted on: 11/28/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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ADV in the subject line  ddollinger | 12/02/03
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This isn't the first time  Sunny Jalolly | 11/25/03
Opt-out our representatives!  TheSlumlord | 11/25/03
AMEN !!! (NT)  Update victim | 11/27/03
hell im gonna start spamming  JoeMama_z | 11/25/03
Ok, but.....  James T. Kirk | 11/26/03
Well, now we know what the Spammers will be thankful for.....  James T. Kirk | 11/26/03
What a pandering waste of taxpayers' money  Taz_z | 11/26/03
Ineffectual legislation now on TWO continents.  kingsley_z | 11/26/03
All About the MONEY and Compatible  donald.coe@... | 11/26/03
Be careful unless you like gov censorship  Robert Rice | 11/26/03
Freedom of speech includes my right not to listen  Squawkbox | 11/28/03
Good censorship vs. bad (and spam is bad)  shawkins | 11/28/03
Freedom of speech is irrelevent  rbethell | 11/28/03
This isn't going to work as it targets the wrong people  bitfuzzy | 11/29/03
89%  wresnick | 12/15/03

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