VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!!

Hi Everyone ...I don't Ever send mail to every one on my list but this one I think is important I've been following this for sometime now ... this is totally uncalled for...write your congressman an email on this one > > Subject: VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!! > > > > > > >> > > VOTE NO ON Bill 602P!!!! > >> > > > >> > >> > > I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill > >> > > > >> > > 602P 5-cents per I-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! > >>