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- From: dsblack@iastate.edu (Vilkata TDK)
- Subject: Re: Congress email addresses?
- Message-ID: <dsblack.722057912@vincent2.iastate.edu>
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- References: <1e7ki6INN95n@aludra.usc.edu> <1992Nov17.052333.13654@gallant.apple.com> <1992Nov17.165015.22049@bradley.bradley.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 03:38:32 GMT
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- In <1992Nov17.165015.22049@bradley.bradley.edu> stone@bradley.bradley.edu (Steve Stone) writes:
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- >In <1992Nov17.052333.13654@gallant.apple.com> kiddyr@gallant.apple.com (Ray Kiddy) writes:
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- >>joeallen@usc.edu (Joe Allen) writes:
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- >>>Anyone know how to mail to specific members of congress or senate?
- >>>Is there a list of such addresses anywhere?
-
- >>would that our representative were so aware of modern technology.
- > [text deleted]
- >>we will see - ray, ray@ganymede.apple.com
- >>
- >Another problem is that of access. One of the main reasons that the
- >postal service was set up was so that everyone would have affordable
- >access to their representatives. There are some that would say that
- >giving reps Internet accounts would be just another example of welfare
- >for the rich. The people with email accounts would have better, faster,
- >more prolific access to their reps than non-email people. This would
- >be discrimination based on network access.
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- >So, reps won't have email addresses until the 'net is as easy to
- >access and use as the postal service. So, let's get busy and make
- >NREN, et. al. accessible and useable by all.
-
- >--insert favorite disclaimer here--
-
- >
- >--
- >Steven A. Stone Bradley University
- >Electronic Services Librarian Peoria, Illinois 61625
- >stone@bradley.bradley.edu (309) 677-2839
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- This is the point at which we should ask ourselves:
- Do we really want these assholes to screw up the net like they have the rest
- of society? I'd rather have them remain ignorant to this bit (no pun intended)
- of freedom...
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