Fwd: FW: US Post office wants to charge us

[Al Karman]

This looks important....


> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Healy, Charles [SMTP:HEALYCH@mail.northgrum.com]
> > Sent:	Thursday, October 14, 1999 7:36 AM
> > To:	Butch and Harry Paris; Becky Marco; J. DeCremer; Lou & Darlene
> > Soest; Maray, Chuck; Norma Federighi; Tina Trybula
> > Subject:	FW: US Post office wants to charge us
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ryan Pesche
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 8:44 AM
> > > To:   Chris Chen; Damion Hyshaw; Diane Heidrich; Gaymarie Cartlidge;
> > > Heather Smith; Heather Aubin; Jillian Aubin; John Adaska; Judy 
>Naranjo;
> > > Michael Ju; Nancy Brusca; Paris Edwards; Rick Torres; Valerie 
>Markello;
> > > Valerie Cannon
> > > Subject:  FW: US Post office wants to charge us
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you
> > > Ryan Pesche
> > > OPEX COMMUNICATIONS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jim Sells [mailto:jrsells@earthlink.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 10:23 PM
> > > To: William Thompson; William P. Painter; wellman 2; Vince & Sally
> > > Carpenter; Tammy Macklen; S Sandler; Roger & Donna Wellman; Norris &
> > Lisa
> > > Marshall; Neil Curran; Nancy Michel; Nancy Loental; Mike & Rose Ann
> > Palko;
> > > Melanie Lister; Martin H. Cheshier; Lonie Eustace-McMillan; Larry & 
>Jane
> > > Ann F. Gutridge; Lanny & Gigi Schooler; Kenny & Karen Williams; Kay
> > > Peacock; Josh & Dianne Holding; John & Sandy Morrison; John & Diane
> > > Chittenden; John & Betty Hlavka; Jim Sells; Jim Cripe; Jerry & Cathy
> > > Kenney; Jeff Host; Henry E. Wellman; Hank Macklen; Hal & Linda Newell;
> > > Eric Gill; Doug Hershberger; Doug E. Hershberger; Donald R. 
>Hershberger;
> > > Debbie Dean; Debbie Brown; David Brown; Dave Alexander; Dave & Connie
> > > Crippen; Dan & Catherine Williams; Brenda Hansen; Bob & Christa Moyer;
> > > Bill & Barbara Webber
> > > Subject: US Post office wants to charge us
> > >
> > >
> > > Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay online and
> > > continue using email:
> > >
> > > The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government 
>of
> > > the United States attempting to quietly push through legislation that
> > will
> > > affect your use of the Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S.
> > > Postal Service will be attempting to bilk email users out of 
>"alternate
> > > postage fees".
> > >
> > > Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt. to charge a 5 cent surcharge 
>on
> > > every email delivered, by billing Internet Service Providers at 
>source.
> > > The consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP.
> > >
> > > Washington D.C. lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to prevent
> > > this legislation from becoming law.
> > >
> > > The U.S. Postal Service is claiming that lost revenue due to the
> > > proliferation of email is costing nearly $230,000,000 in revenue per
> > year.
> > > You may have noticed their recent ad campaign "There is nothing like a
> > > letter". Since the average citizen received about 10 pieces of email 
>per
> > > day in 1998, the cost to the typical individual would be an additional
> > 50
> > > cents per day, or over $180 dollars per year, above and beyond their
> > > regular Internet costs. Note that this would be money paid directly to
> > the
> > > U.S. Postal Service for a service they do not even provide.
> > >
> > > The whole point of the Internet is democracy and non-interference. If
> > the
> > > federal government is permitted to tamper with our liberties by adding 
>a
> > > surcharge to email, who knows where it will end. You are already 
>paying
> > an
> > > exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic efficiency. It
> > > currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from New 
>York
> > to
> > > Buffalo. If the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to tinker with email, 
>it
> > > will mark the end of the "free" Internet in the United States.
> > >
> > > One congressman, Tony Schnell (R) has even suggested a "twenty to 
>forty
> > > dollar per month surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond 
>the
> > > government's proposed email charges. Note that most of the major
> > > newspapers have ignored the story, the only exception being the
> > > Washingtonian which called the idea of email surcharge "a useful 
>concept
> > > who's time has come"
> > > (March 6th 1999 Editorial). Don't sit by and watch your freedoms erode
> > > away!
> > >
> > > Send this email to all Americans on your list and tell your friends 
>and
> > > relatives to write to their congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P. 
>Kate
> > > Turner Assistant to Richard Stepp, Berger, Stepp and Gorman Attorneys 
>at
> > > Law 216 Concorde Street, Vienna, Va.
> > >
> > > It's the action, not the fruit of the action that's important. You 
>have
> > to
> > > do the right thing...You may never know what results come from your
> > > action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim Sells
> > > Computer Systems Consultant
> > > J & B Enterprises International
> > >

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