From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Actually they used auto dialers to tie the lines up Hundreds if not
thousands of hang up calls. No person on the other end. From what little
I've read the lines were for a Get out the vote deal - Call and get a ride
to the polls, only in this case call and get a busy signal. Not what I
would consider a First Amendment issue .



"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Yes there is a really broad prohibition about that.  I wonder if they
> called
> and began to express opposition to that particular candidates positions if
> that wouldn't be protected 1st Amendment speech.  Seems like it should be.
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:43cab6af$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Seems to be related to Federal Laws on Harassment and annoying phone
> calls.
>>
>> As a lawyer and accountant who I assume have or have had in the past
> private
>> clients how much business could you conduct if some one was jamming /
> tying
>> up your phone lines with constant hang up calls ?
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>>
>>
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:43caaea2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > Just curious how is tying up a phone bank illegal?
>> >
>> > Remember when the dems tried doing a Hollywood telethon begging for
> money?
>> > Back in the 80's or early 90's??  I was calling in as a welfare
> recipient
>> > who wanted to donate and pay my donation with food stamps.  I then
> became
>> > indignant when they said they couldn't take food stamps.  I explained
>> > to
>> > them in detail how I used food stamps to pay for all my booze and
> illegal
>> > drugs.  I also called in as the stuttering Mel Tillis.  I'd stutter my
> way
>> > painstakingly through the entire question and answer period, stuttering
>> > slowly through various questions, fake name, fake address, etc.  One
> idiot
>> > even got excited when I stuttered my name MMMeeellll
>> > Ttttiiiiilllliiiiissss,
>> > saying "Not THE Mel Tillis".  LOL.  One character I
played was "Bruce
>> > Candyman" who lived on "Fairy Lane".  One
slightly brighter than
>> > average
>> > democrap info collector did what others failed to do, he got briefly
>> > suspicious at a person named Bruce Candyman who lived on Fairy Lane.
>> > He
>> > questioned me. Are you sure this is real? Where do you live?  I
> responded,
>> > San Francisco, and he immediately said oh OK and finished taking my
>> > info
>> > without any remaining concern or questions.
>> >
>> > My wife and I had such big fun that day, it was priceless.
>> >
>> > Gary
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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