Everyone, I am forwarding this email I received as I think this is of great importance to us all. The idea of paying the privately owned US Postal service for no service beyond be billed is ludicrous and unconstitutional. Elections are at hand, make your view of this WELL KNOWN to your wanna be official and those who might want to run again. Larry Friend -----Original Message----- From: Nimchira [mailto:Nimchira@lswinc.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 9:29 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:@rose.lswinc.com; Subject: [Native-American-Advocate] E-mail Bill ----- Original Message ----- Name: With-held To: <Nimchira@lsw1.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 4:53 PM > Subject: Bill 602P > > > I guess the warnings were true. Federal Bill 602P 5-cents perE-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. 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 timeh as come" (March 6th, > 1999 Editorial). Do not sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send > this E-mail to EVERYONE on your 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 FORWARD! --------------------------------------------------------------------<e|- Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Apply NOW! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Enjoy a half minute of relaxation 3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! http://click.egroups.com/1/7876/1/_/_/_/965867746/ --------------------------------------------------------------------|e>- Freedom for Leonard Peltier Fax the following 4 people for free President Clinton Vice President Al Gore Texas Governor George Bush Attorney General Janet Reno http://Clemency_for_Peltier.tripod.com You help is appreciated To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Native-American-Advocate-unsubscribe@egroups.com To subscribe sent email to Native-American-Advocate-subscribe@egroups.com Native-American-Advocate-owner@egroups.com http://www.egroups.com/group/Native-American-Advocate