Sometimes you get assistance and support from your elected representative. Sometimes you get a letter where they have miss the point the constituent was making entirely.
“Thank you for your letter regarding your concerns about unsolicited calls and the enforcement of the Do Not Call Registry rules. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to respond.
I understand that you have registered your number with the National Do Not Call Registry, but that you have continued to receive telemarketing calls with disguised identities and phone numbers. In your letter, you expressed your support for stronger penalties against companies that violate the Registry rules. …”
I actually studied Political Science at the university ages ago, as I had some fantasy about going into government service. But that was before most colleges became a breeding ground of Orwellian thought control. These days I think back to the movie and musical, Fiddler on the Roof. Living as best one can apart from the Government bureaucracy.
Tevye: And in the circle of our little village, We’ve always had our special types. For instance, Yente the matchmaker, Reb Nachum the beggar… And most important of all, our beloved Rabbi.
Leibesh: Rabbi! May I ask you a question?
Rabbi: Certainly, Lebisch!
Leibesh: Is there a proper blessing… for the Tsar?
Rabbi: A blessing for the Tsar? Of course! May God bless and keep the Tsar… far away from us!
I actually reached out to Senator Feinstein to demand that the perpetrators of cell phone abuse: spammers, hackers (who masquerade as someone in your contact list — or when you receive a call from your own number! – and malcontents be the focus of more intensive prosecution and penalties. I acted after my son received a call at his work number claiming that his mother had been injured in a traffic accident. It was b.s.
So all my friends and family who truly believe that the proper political party leading the country will make the roads efficient, the cell phones free from telemarketers, and the social media free of Russian meddling have great faith. Me, I will continue to be
Tevye: A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn’t easy. You may ask ‘Why do we stay up there if it’s so dangerous?’ Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!
Please be assured that I will keep your concerns in mind should the “Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls (HANGUP) Act” come before me for consideration in the Senate.
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