vote no on bill 602P

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> VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!

> > > >

> > > > I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill

> > > > 602P 5-cents per E-mail Sent. It figures! No more free

> > > > E-mail! We knew this was coming!! Bill 602P will

> > > > permit the Federal Government to charge a 5-cent

> > > > charge on every delivered E-mail.

> > > >

> > > > Please read the following carefully if you

> > > > intend to stay online, and continue using E-mail. The

> > > > last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the

> > > > Government of the United States attempting to quietly

> > > > push through legislation that will affect our use of

> > > > the Internet.

> > > >

> > > > Under proposed legislation, the US Postal

> > > > Service will be attempting to bill E-mail users out of

> > > > " alternative postage fees. " Bill 602P will permit the

> > > > Federal Government to charge a 5-cent surcharge on

> > > > every E-mail delivered, by billing Internet Service

> > > > Providers at source. The consumer would then be billed

> > > > in turn by the ISP.

> > > >

> > > > Washington DC lawyer Stepp is

> > > > working without pay to prevent this legislation from

> > > > becoming law. The US Postal Service is claiming lost

> > > > revenue, due to the proliferation of E-mail, is

> > > > costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per year. You

> > > > may have noticed their recent ad campaign: " There is

> > > > nothing like a letter. "

> > > >

> > > > Since the average person received about 10

> > > > pieces of E-mail per day in 1998, the cost of the

> > > > typical individual would be an additional 50 cents a

> > > > day -- or over $180 per year -- above and beyond their

> > > > regular Internet costs. Note that this would be money

> > > > paid directly to the US Postal Service for a service

> > > > they do not even provide. The whole point of the

> > > > Internet is democracy and noninterference. You are

> > > > already paying an exorbitant price for snail mail

> > > > because of bureaucratic efficiency. It currently takes

> > > > up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from coast

> > > > to coast. If the US Postal Service is allowed to

> > > > tinker with E-mail, it will mark the end of the " free "

> > > > Internet in the United States. Our congressional

> > > > representative, Tony Schnell ® has even suggested a

> > > > " $20-$40 per month surcharge on all Internet service "

> > > > above and beyond the governments proposed E-mail

> > > > charges

> > > >

> > > > Note that most of the major newspapers have

> > > > ignored the story -- the only exception being the

> > > > Washingtonian - which called the idea of E-mail

> > > > surcharge " a useful concept who's time has come "

> > > > (March 6th, 1999 Editorial).

> > > >

> > > > Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode

> > > > away! Send this to E-mail to EVERYONE on your list,

> > > > and tell all your friends and relatives write their

> > > > congressional representative and say " NO " to Bill

> > > > 602P. It will only take a few moments of your time and

> > > > could very well be instrumental in killing a bill we

> > > > do not want.

> > > >

> > > > Please forward!

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