1000 Sign-ups a minute for the "National Don't Call Me with Your Garbage Registry!"

Yahoo! ^ | June 27, 2003 | Andy Sullivan

[PeaceCorpsGuy]

Guess I'm not the only one who is tired of being disturbed during dinner!

[omega4412]

Now we need similar lists for junk mail and spam

[billbears]

Now we need similar lists for junk mail and spam

Yes, by all means. Heaven knows we need the national government to regulate something else for us don't we? The new 'conservative' agenda: Don't like it? Have the national government pass a law against it.

[discostu]

I don't mind junkmail, they pay to send it, I don't pay to receive it, and some of it makes good kindling. It's the phonecalls and e-mails I hate, I pay to receive that, and it doesn't burn well. IMHO they should all go back to regulation junkmail, the only time the post office was profitable was during the junkmail boom of the early 90s, you can argue that it actually save us money by keeping the post office from raising rates.

[PeaceCorpsGuy]

FCC Chairman Powell noted during the White House Cermony that email spam will be targeted next

[SoDak]

Start printing out your e-mails.

[discostu]

It's not the same, I paid for that paper, I could burn it without printing stuff on it. The stuff they send me is completely free. It also helps the complex I live in puts a big trashcan right next to the mailboxes, junkmail has 5 feet to prove its use.

[SC_Republican]

Yes, by all means. Heaven knows we need the national government to regulate something else for us don't we? The new 'conservative' agenda: Don't like it? Have the national government pass a law against it.

Believe it or not, some laws are actually good.

[SoDak]

I was being silly.

[discostu]

I know, I'm being a straightman.

[agrace]

Been trying for 2 hours to get my registration completely processed. Obviously the site is completely overwhelmed. I'd love to see the remaining list of numbers they can actually call when registration trickles off. Hopefully it will be frustratingly short.

[50sDad]

I get a dozen spams a week trying to sell me stuff for the septic tank I don't own. When I filtered for "septic" they started coming as "Fix your S E P T I C tank" and "You 2 can Fix your S-E-P-T-I-C tank". (Nevermind the people who want to sell me "V1aGrA"!) These people should be the first ones up against the wall when the Revolution comes. I rank them a step above the "toner pirates" who regularly call me at work and advise "Yeah, this is Frank at the warehouse...your toner is going up but I can get you a skid at the old price...what is your model number again?" ("Shouldn't you know my model, Frank? And that it comes free with my copier agreement?" )

[Lee'sGhost]

You know, billbears, I usually agree with you, but . . .

Seems to me that this is the type of thing government should be doing. If you want salesmen calling you all the time, then simply do nothing. If don't, put your name on the list. I wish government would do more stuff like that.

Let's see, if you want to continue receiving power generated from nuclear plants -- do nothing. If you don't, put your name on the list to have your power terminated.

I bet there's a million of 'em.

I like it! I think it could actually cut DOWN on government intrusion, shrink the size of government, and save us all money.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I'm one of those 1000 per second folks.

[billbears]

Laws like this at the national level? No, not according to the Constitution. At the state level? I have no problem with it. Oh, I forgot, SCOTUS destroyed what was left of the 10th Amendment yesterday

[Lee'sGhost]

"mmmm....FOOTBALL"

Any opin on the ACC expansion?

[billbears]

See #15. At the state government level, I have no issue with such laws. Should have clarified. Sorry about that :)

[somedaysoon]

Glad Ky. did this 2 years ago. It cut out about 99% of the unwanted calls.

[RogueIsland]

Laws like this at the national level? No, not according to the Constitution

This is pretty clearly interstate commerce, and it has been well established in this country that the fedgov can regulate that. Too often, they push the bounds of what can justifiably be called interstate commerce, but this isn't one of them.

[Lee'sGhost]

You know, this SCOTUS thing is way bigger than the public reaction would indicate. Rush (and you) are right. This is so much bigger than the issue the ruling applies to. And the sheeple don't have a clue. What do we need states or elected officials for when it's really 9 people who make the laws of the land.