[LINK] I did my duty - and reported spam

[Michael Still]

Stilgherrian wrote:

> Leaving aside the question of whether political messages should be exempted
> from being counted as spam... Why do political messages have to come from "a
> registered political party"? If political messages are allowed, shouldn't we
> *all* be able to send them, no matter whether part of an "organization" or
> not? Perhaps I might be trying to *start* such an organization.

I think it's a US thing. They don't want people to be able to avoid the
party funding rules by donating to an "independant" "lobby" "group",
which is actually a front for under-the-table party donations.

Mikal