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Second U.S. Judge Blocks 'Do-Not-Call' List
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Posted on 09/25/2003 4:10:17 PM PDT by Hotdog

War of the laws?...whats next?


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To: Texas Federalist
It took b***s to overrule congressional majorities of that size. The federal courts seem determined to p*** a lot of people off.
21 posted on 09/25/2003 4:24:52 PM PDT by aristeides
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To: Texas Federalist
He ruled it was an unconstitutional infringement of the telemarketers free speech. It is unclear at this point whether the judge attended law school.

LMAO! What about disturbing the peace?

22 posted on 09/25/2003 4:24:57 PM PDT by m1-lightning (- A Charge To Keep -)
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To: Graybeard58
I don't see how telemarketers can be singled out and let politicians and charities continue to call anyone they please with their solicitations.

Commercial speech is less protected than political speech, that's been a standard interpretation of the First Amendment for ages. Of course that raises the issue of the exemptions for charities and long distance phone companies.

23 posted on 09/25/2003 4:24:59 PM PDT by Numbers Guy
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To: hotpotato
Thanks for the link...nothing yet on Fox News...this is going to get interesting
24 posted on 09/25/2003 4:26:06 PM PDT by Hotdog
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To: All
I see what this judge is saying. He's saying that the FTC chose to limit speech from telemarketers while exempting charitable and *cough* other orginizations. I have to agree with him on this one.
25 posted on 09/25/2003 4:26:15 PM PDT by Kimlee
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To: not_apathetic_anymore
Agree...we need to clean up the Judicial system...it's a mess!
26 posted on 09/25/2003 4:27:04 PM PDT by Hotdog
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To: Hotdog

Badges? We non't need no steenkin badges.

27 posted on 09/25/2003 4:27:15 PM PDT by glock rocks (shoot fast. shoot straight. shoot safe. practice. carry. molon labe)
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To: Kimlee
That's a good point...lets get rid of it all!
28 posted on 09/25/2003 4:27:51 PM PDT by Hotdog
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To: Graybeard58
I don't see how telemarketers can be singled out and let politicians and charities continue to call anyone they please with their solicitations.

It is real simple. These companies are not restricted until someone requests that they be restricted from their particular phone that they OWN. Big difference. In theory if the public demanded, a DNCall list could be extended to charities and other businesses.

29 posted on 09/25/2003 4:27:54 PM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Numbers Guy
Commercial speech is less protected than political speech ...

Gotta agree with that, but when the crux of the GOP call is solicitation for a donation, it gets harder to distinguish "commercial" from "political."

30 posted on 09/25/2003 4:28:26 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Hotdog
Congress has the power to regulate interstate Commerce.
31 posted on 09/25/2003 4:29:54 PM PDT by Eternal_Bear
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To: hotpotato
The Judge's problem with the list is that it gives preferential exemption to charitable (and political) organizations.

In this case, the Judge seems correct. Shades of the Campaign Finance Act and its preferential exemptions.
32 posted on 09/25/2003 4:29:59 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: m1-lightning
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34 posted on 09/25/2003 4:31:19 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman.)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
The bipartisanship in Congress against telemarketers is remarkable. Evidently 50 million people who signed up for the "Do not call" list matter to Congress.

I just wish the American people cared as much about not being incinerated by terrorists as they care about not being interrupted during dinner by pesky telemarketers. Judging by the words and actions of Democrats in Congress, pundits in the media, and Democrat Presidential candidates, roughly 45 percent of the American people don't care about being killed by Islamic terrorists and think global warming and drilling in ANWR are worse threats than Islamic terrorists.

35 posted on 09/25/2003 4:31:27 PM PDT by Montfort
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To: Lunatic Fringe
*lol* Knew that was coming.
36 posted on 09/25/2003 4:32:22 PM PDT by Kimlee
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To: seamole
What planet was your law school on?

According to Gray Davis, it was probably one in California.

-PJ

37 posted on 09/25/2003 4:33:19 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (It's not safe yet to vote Democrat.)
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To: Texas Federalist
Doesn't matter with this new ruling. The judge based it on free speech grounds. The bills passed today are essentially moot until this ruling is overturned.

Congressman Mark Kirk of Illinois said they already knew that this judge was going to make a first amendment ruling and that they were going to pass a new bill anyway. Besides, all Congress has to do is to pass the bill with language stating that the courts have no juridiction in the matter.
38 posted on 09/25/2003 4:33:47 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: Texas Federalist
Free Speech, huh?

Well my family has a right to be LEFT ALONE , especially during dinner.

What's this clown's home phone number and what time ddo they serve dinner where he lives?

Tia

39 posted on 09/25/2003 4:34:28 PM PDT by tiamat ("Just a Bronze-Age Gal, Trapped in a Techno World!")
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To: Political Junkie Too
Aha, that must be what explains the Ninth Circus!
40 posted on 09/25/2003 4:34:38 PM PDT by aristeides
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