> It's going to take > (someone like me?) to get several thousand people to march on > Capitol Hill in D.C. that will create enough of a media frenzy, > to get the Gov't to actually TAKE some action against these > parasites.... Have you found your calling, Clint? :-) David Grossman > It's going to take > (someone like me?) to get several thousand people to march on > Capitol Hill in D.C. that will create enough of a media frenzy, > to get the Gov't to actually TAKE some action against these > parasites.... > -Clint > > God Bless > Clint Hamilton, Owner > http://www.OrpheusComputing.com > http://www.ComputersCustomBuilt.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Grossman" > > > > It is illegal, Clint. > > Google gives "about" 1,030,000 hits at > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-spam+laws&aq=2&oq=anti-spam+ > for > "anti-spam laws." That shows that the government does care. > > Some of these laws are detailed at > http://www.spamlaws.com/spam-laws.html > > Unfortunately, there are still problems. We're not out of the > woods yet. The > Washington Post recently reported, at > http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/09/virginia_anti > -spam_law_ > overtur.html , that "The Virginia Supreme Court today struck > down a state > anti-spam law, saying the statute violated the First Amendment > right to free > and anonymous speech. The decision also tossed out the > conviction of a North > Carolina man once described as one of the most prolific > spammers." > > That Virginia case proved that anti-spam legislation is still > not perfect. > However, it is in place, and it is improving all the time. It's > important to > press the legislators to put through even stricter laws. > > Furthermore, althought the Virginia law was struck down, it > does not mean > that the government does not care. To the contrary - the > government did > create the law. That means that they do care. Now they will > have to re-write > the existing law so that it will be constitutional, and they > will have to > pass the new law. > > David Grossman > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1793 - Release Date: 11/16/2008 7:58 PM ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-