These things circulate about every two years.
Ignore it, or report it, but don't worry about it.
At 05:05 PM 9/24/00 -0500, Leo Speichinger wrote:
>Go to congress home page and see if there is even such a bill. Is there?
>NO!!!! DUH!!! That alone says this is a fake!!!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robert Sexson <rsexson@excite.com>
>To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 4:44 PM
>Subject: Fwd: E-mail charges
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: EDS3233@aol.com
> > > Message-ID: <8.aa13673.26ff7cf9@aol.com>
> > > Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:51:21 EDT
> > > Subject: Fwd: E-mail charges
> > > To: Johns7010@aol.com, rsexson@excite.com
> > >
> > > I saw this coming a long time ago.
> > > Message-Id: <00Sep22.081819edt.119152@gatekeeper.bop.gov>
> > > Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 08:14:55 -0400
> > > From: "Edward Sexson" <esexson@bop.gov>
> > > To: <eds3233@aol.com>
> > > Subject: Fwd: E-mail charges
> > >
> > > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:25:29 -0400
> > > From: "Angela Page" <adeskin@bop.gov>
> > > To: <bpagemlm@prodigy.net>
> > > Cc: "Edward Sexson" <esexson@bop.gov>,
> > > "Judy Huggins" <jxhuggins@bop.gov>,
> > > "Kathy Donaldson" <kdonaldson@bop.gov>,
> > > "Olivia Osten" <oosten@bop.gov>
> > > Subject: E-mail charges
> > >
> > > Subject: Vote No on Bill 602P
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------- Forwarded by Evalin McClain/ad/kcmo on
>09/19/2000
> > > 01:49 PM ---------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > Diana Johnson - 513-1483
> > > 09/19/2000 01:43 PM
> > >
> > > To: SOS Audio <sosaudio@swbell.net>, Dallas Dixon/co/kcmo@kcmo,
> > > sha7779311@aol.com, lglewis1 <lglewis1@pdq.net>, Evalin
> > > McClain/ad/kcmo@kcmo, mnosseir@tb-engr.com, len5star@home.com,
> > > kthompson@aol.com, Terezpw@aol.com
> > > cc:
> > > Subject: Vote No on Bill 602P
> > >
> > > 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 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 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 (R) 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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> > _______________________________________________________
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