Congress May Permit Robot Calls To Cell Phones

TCPALaw writes "While many hoaxes have circulated in the past about cell phone numbers being opened up to telemarketers, it now may actually happen. A bill, HR 3035 (PDF), has been introduced in Congress, that would create numerous exceptions to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which banned autodialed and prerecorded robot calls to cell phone numbers. If passed, HR 3035 would permit a wide range of autodialed and prerecorded calls to cell phones that are currently prohibited, and would preempt practically all state laws providing similar protections. This is being applauded by debt collectors and banks (PDF) ... as if the bailouts weren't enough, now they get to make you pay for their calls to you."

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[cayenne8]

I often wonder if it isn't the anti-tea party people who are the real racists.

Hell, I've heard them try to spin it, that if you liked Herman Cain, you were some kind of racist....that you were a conservative and only put him up there to 'appear' that you didn't hate someone due to their color.

You know, the promoters of Obama said early on, he's be a uniter...especially with respect to race. I'm seeing more and more that his reign has been the exact opposite. If you merely disagree with the man or his programs/proposals, they supporters seem to move with lightening speed to automatically play the race card.