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10th Circuit Says FTC Can Enforce Do Not Call
TCPALaw writes "Reuters is reporting
that the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that the FTC can
go ahead with administration and enforcement of the national Do-Not-Call
list, staying a lower court ruling that blocked the FTC from
implementing the list. Now I can sue
those pesky telemarketers .. I have already gotten
3 telemarketing calls to the phone number I put on the national list
since the list went into effect."
Reader jhlund1976 points to the court's decision itself. Note, as
strredwolf does, that this only means the FTC can "run the registry while a
challenge from telemarketers winds its way through the courts." Strredwolf also points to the
all-knowing
Google News link.
So what if someone who calls me can never call again?
There are 22.9 million businesses in the US.
Do I have to tell every one individually (most of whom have a problem identifying themselves unless you pretend to be interested in buying their crap) that I don't want them to call??
If I send 22.9 million people to your house, one a day, to ring your doorbell, do you have to tell each one of them individually to stop? Yes. Deal with it.
As for the unlisted number crap, once you give your number to any company, your number is fair game. There is no regulation stating that they are not allowed to call unlisted numbers.
That sounds like your problem, buddy -- don't give out your telephone number!
Oh, and by the way, get a clue. There is nothing in the constitution referring to the forcing of a person to be subject to a barrage of commercial speech in the privacy of their own home.
I'll bold the relevant portions:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
And like I said, I doubt it's a barrage. Please, get me call logs! PROOF! FACT! For the love of God, I am at least quoting REAL DOCUMENTS!
evil adrian
OK, so use a TeleZapper. That's the equivalent, not a piece of legislation.
evil adrian