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California Judge Routes Campaign Robocalls Through Colorado

Posted by timothy on from the parsing-the-point-finely dept.

Thomas Hawk writes "Victoria Kolakowski, a current sitting law judge at the California PUC, is running for Alameda Superior Court judge in California. As part of her campaign she is robodialing people in California with a pre-recorded message. The only problem is that in Califorina robodials are actually illegal unless first introduced by a non-recorded natural person who gains consent to play the call. Ironically, the agency set up to protect our privacy and enforce this law, the California PUC, is the very agency where Kolakowski works today. Kolakowski originally apologized for the calls but then later deleted messages on her Facebook account from people objecting to her use of these calls. Now Kolakowski is trying to argue that because 'technically' she is routing her calls through Colorado from outside the state that her robodials are actually legal."

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  1. go figure. by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Politician thinks the rules only apply to other people. News at 11.

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    1. Re:go figure. by Have+Brain+Will+Rent · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Her later actions make it appear she is unable to admit when she has made an error. Just the kind of person you don't want sitting on the bench.

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  2. Vote by Local+ID10T · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Well, now we know who not to vote for...

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  3. Why!? by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How stupid is she?

    Honestly, It's not so much about the legality of it. It's the negative publicity. These things are illegal because people find them really really irritating. If you're trying to hawk holidays or something then you probably haven't heard of the company in the first place, so even if you go with someone else they haven't lost anything but for a candidate in an election, a vote for the another party is another vote they have to make up for elsewhere.

  4. Let the Kolakowski campaign know how you feel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you're not in California, start your robodialers!

    Contact:

    Kolakowski for Judge 2010 (FPPC No. 1324175)

    285 Hanover Avenue, #1

    Oakland, California 94606-1260

    (510) 465-2988