Senate Passes Anti-Spam Bill

Zendar writes "Yahoo! is reporting that the 'U.S. Senate passed the first national anti-spam bill on Wednesday, giving momentum to an issue that has riled consumers almost as much as dinnertime phone calls.' However, the bill, referred to as the 'Can Spam' bill, is unlikely to pass the House and be signed by the President. Senator John McCain sums it up: 'The odds of defeating spam by legislation alone is extremely low, but that does not mean we should stand idly by and do nothing about it.' CNN also has the story."

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Re:Fuck 'em.

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The Administration (White House) *HAS* expressed support for the bill. The expected road block is in the House, not the White House. Sorry, can't blame this one on Bush.

Since when have Slashbots ever let the truth get in the way of bashing that which they hate?