On the whole "Do not call" list thing:
Now, when I heard the latter ruling, I thought it was ridiculous. [The first one wasn't because I think the Court was right that the FCC and FTC overstepped their authority in creating the list. I thought the pending Congressional act giving them the authority would solve the problem].But, after hearing it expalined, I am not so sure. Apparently, the "Do Not Call" list treats "for profit" telemarketers DIFFERENTLY than "not for profit" telemarketers even when they engage in exactly the same behavior. The example used was that a for-proft group couldn't call you to sell a magazine, but a not-for-profit group COULD.
That, my friends, raises some serious 1st Amendment problems.
It'll be interesting to watch this thing play out. I still don't think selling should equate to speech, but I can see how some would argue that. I'd say just shut them all down and let them use some other way to reach people.
Posted by Jason at September 26, 2003 08:46 AM