[Numbers Guy]

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.

[Cboldt]

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."