Call your Senators TODAY to oppose the legalization of junk faxes!
I watched Steve Kirsch’s testimony in Washington yesterday - well, kindof, Real Audio continually timed out. He did a great job, but apparently the Senators ignored everything he said and they are going to make it legal to fax.
I don’t understand at all what’s going on. The FCC keeps complaining about the millions of junk faxes DESPITE their strong enforcement and rather than strengthen the legislation, the Senators want to weaken it?
Of course it makes perfect sense, it’s in line with everything else the mostly totally corrupt legislators have been doing. Just look at the CAN SPAM Act.
HOWEVER, do you remember how MILLIONS of people made the national do-not-call list reality?
Industry STRONGLY opposed that legislation, but the people made it happen because they cared enough to make those calls.
PLEASE call your Senators TODAY!
From Junkfax.org: Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (S.714)
Step 1: Find your two Senators
go to:
http://www.senate.gov/index.htm
and select your state from the drop down.
Step 2: Call each one and say the following:
Call each senator at the number listed. You only have to make TWO phone calls. A staff person will answer the phone. Say the following:
“My name is john smith and I am a constituent of Senator xxxxx. I live at 124 easy street in san jose, California. I am calling to DEMAND that Senator
“It is MY fax machine, and MY paper and MY ink and I resent Congress acting to allow ANYONE, including people I have done business with in the past, to use my fax machine to print THEIR ads without my consent.” (Emphasize how outraged you are.)
“I would like to suggest that the Senator read Steve Kirsch’s testimony given at the committee meeting which dispels all the lies and misinformation that is being used by the sponsors who are pushing this bill.”
Your Senator NEEDS to hear from you. The business community is VERY well organized and has been lobbying heavily to be able to open up your fax machine as the next frontier in low-cost mass advertising. Because no one has called to object, your Senator thinks consumers want the ads.”
More info is at Junkfax.org: Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005 (S.714)
I already made my calls, left my messages on their VMs.
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