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Bobstandard

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3. Crap: I looked into the law...

Reply to Bobstandard (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 14, 2021, 03:59 PM

Jun 2021

Turns out political email is exempt from spam laws and the unsubscribe requirement. Even though we know that political fundraising is itself a commercial activity, apparently it can’t be regulated like other commercial activities.

Was it Snoopy who put it so well? “Drat!”

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I received a solicitation from Huckabee Sanders. Address for donations is in... Virginia [View all] question everything Jun 2021 OP

That's a major fundraising organization in Alexandria. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #1

Yes, P.O.BOX. The solicitation itself was via snail mail (edited my OP) question everything Jun 2021 #4

That one I don't know. I was in Merrifield on Saturday. I walked right by the main USPS building. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #5

I've gotten a bunch w/ no unsubscribe Bobstandard Jun 2021 #2

Crap: I looked into the law... Bobstandard Jun 2021 #3