This Times piece discusses its author’s distaste for political robocalls. These calls are nothing but political spam, and since it is possible to thwart computer-spam transmissions, surely the technology exists, or can be devised, to block robocalls. I am aware of the First Amendment implications of what I am proposing, and they weigh on me. […]
Month: November 2009
New York corruption trial to begin
The Post reports that Joseph Bruno’s trial on corruption charges is set to start this week. Federal prosecutors accuse Bruno of collecting $3.2 million in commissions and gifts over 13 years in return for using his state influence to benefit a dozen labor unions and three private businessmen. He has pleaded not guilty and denounced […]