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Re: Anyone heard of Bill 602P?



It was undoubtedly introduced for vote by the mysterious representative who wears
only black and who a few years ago sponsored the equally fictitious bill
prohibiting religious radio broadcasts.

Frankly, I think it's a splendid idea if it applies only to spammers . . ..

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@wcnet.org
http://www.bigtoy.com

ROBIN wrote:

> This is bogus.  Check snopes.com for manyh urban legends.
> Robin Kennedy
> Project Archivist
> Northern Michigan University
>
> At 01:01 PM 10/9/2000 -0400, you wrote:
> >Good afternoon to all,
> >I was wondering if anyone else on this list had heard anything of the supposed
> "bill 602P."  I received this forward from a friend who is usually wary of
> bogus postings but this seemed real enough to him to question.  If it is, I
> apologize for the extra delete-key work, if not then it could spell trouble for
> all.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lorraine H. <patchiz@hotmail.com>
> >
> >Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:20 AM
> >Subject: VOTE NO ON BILL 602P
> >
> >  VOTE NO ON BILL 602P
> >
> >  I guess the warnings were true.  Federal Bill 602P 5-cents
> >  per email sent.
> >
> >  It figures! No more free e-mail!  We knew this was coming.
> >  Bill 602P will permit the Federal Government to charge
> >  5-cent charge on every delivered e-mail.  Please read the
> >  following carefully if you intend to stay online, and
> >  continue using email.
> >
> >  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 email delivered, by
> >  billing Internet Service Providers at source.  The consumer
> >  would then be billed in turn by the ISP.
> >
> >  Washington DC lawyer Richard 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 per day -- or over $180.00 a year -- above and
> >  beyond their regular Internet cost. 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, Toney Shcnekll (r) has
> >  even suggested a $20.00 -- $40.00 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!
> >
> >  Sent this email to EVERYONE on you list, and tell all 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 HELP! PLEASE FORWARD!
> >
> >
> >Tom Anderson; Collections
> >American Museum of Science and Energy
> >300 S. Tulane
> >Oak Ridge, TN 37830
> >(865) 576-3228 (Voice), (865) 576-6024 (Fax)
> >
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