Fw: Vote No on Bill 602P

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This would greatly affect all of us sending emails, I myself hope this does

not happen as I use my email for working. I thought this might be of

interest to all of you and if not you can just delete it and forgive me for

sending it to you.

Thanks,

Fw: Vote No on Bill 602P

> URGENT MUST READ!!!!!! >

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> > > > > > The following was forwarded to me and might be of interest.

> > > > > > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Well, 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 receives about 10 pieces of E-mail per

> day,

> > > > > > 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 " .

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send this to

> > E-mail

> > > to

> > > > > > EVERYONE on your list, and tell your friends and relatives to

> 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. Thanks!

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