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gwbas1c • today at 8:58 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

The problem is that SPAMing works for US politicians, so they include exceptions in various anti-spam legislation for political calls / texts, and survey calls / texts.

The solution is to recognize that our legislators have a severe conflict of interest, and instead ban these via ballot initiatives. Of course the politicians will whine and complain, but once the voters speak, they will comply.


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bombcar • today at 9:38 PM

It doesn't need to work, it might even NOT work, may even be counterproductive; it just needs to be protected and they think it works.

rectang • today at 9:05 PM

Has there ever been a "Stop political texts" ballot initiative?

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