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j8ear · 09-26-2003, 01:12 PM

To me the whole 'do not call' list was just a centralized listing of peoples phone numbers.

As soon as I learned that it excluded politicians, charitible organizations, and pollsters, I knew that these loops holes would be enough to render it ineffective....

AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Both on free speech and equal protection grounds.

"Hi, I am calling on behalf of Mayor Rotten-Crotch and his wife Mary-Jane. Mrs Rotten-Crotch wanted to know if you'd be interested in her latest vacuum cleaner business which she purchased in an effort to save it from going bankrupt due to global warming and free-trade? Can I put you down for a two hundred dollar donation. As our free gift to you for your generosity to this worthy cause, I would be happy to send you a cordless iron and a tote bag. For a donation of $250.00 we will also send you a free hydrogen power nuclear vacuum cleaner. If you up your donation to $300.00, we will include the optional extender-hose attachment and the shampoo conversion kit."

I don't want the federal government helping me with annoyances...especially since they exempt themselves from the very restrictions they impose on others.

When I was growing up, we weren't even allowed to the answer the telephone while we were eating dinner (that is when we actually had a telephone).

Pahleese,

-bear

BTW...JBX...I like the way you think. The mettle of your moxy, the cut of your jib. Blog on brother...blog on

09-26-2003, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
j8ear Gentlemen Farmer Location: Middle of nowhere, Jersey	To me the whole 'do not call' list was just a centralized listing of peoples phone numbers. As soon as I learned that it excluded politicians, charitible organizations, and pollsters, I knew that these loops holes would be enough to render it ineffective.... AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Both on free speech and equal protection grounds. "Hi, I am calling on behalf of Mayor Rotten-Crotch and his wife Mary-Jane. Mrs Rotten-Crotch wanted to know if you'd be interested in her latest vacuum cleaner business which she purchased in an effort to save it from going bankrupt due to global warming and free-trade? Can I put you down for a two hundred dollar donation. As our free gift to you for your generosity to this worthy cause, I would be happy to send you a cordless iron and a tote bag. For a donation of $250.00 we will also send you a free hydrogen power nuclear vacuum cleaner. If you up your donation to $300.00, we will include the optional extender-hose attachment and the shampoo conversion kit." I don't want the federal government helping me with annoyances...especially since they exempt themselves from the very restrictions they impose on others. When I was growing up, we weren't even allowed to the answer the telephone while we were eating dinner (that is when we actually had a telephone). Pahleese, -bear BTW...JBX...I like the way you think. The mettle of your moxy, the cut of your jib. Blog on brother...blog on __________________ It's alot easier to ask for forgiveness then it is to ask for permission.