Congressional Democrats are pushing the FCC to say that current do-not-call lists apply not just to phone calls that ring, but backdoor voice mails that just magically "appear." That stands in contrast to the RNC, which has not only carved out the right of political organizations (cough, like itself) to push messages to your voice mail because of the First Amendment, but wants everyone to be able to buy the technology to create these "non-intrusive" messages.
So, if you don't want you voice mail inbox to look like your email inbox, only with all the spam still there, you know who's on what side in this debate.
(I have no doubts that the DNC and other liberal political organizations will take advantage of the carve-out for electioneering and the like; that's already an exception to the do-not-call list anyway, because freedom! It's the siding salesmen and car dealerships and people wanting to sell me services and widgets and personal ID protection that I'm trying to avoid here filling up my limited voice mail space.)
As Republicans push ringless voicemail spam, Democrats take consumers’ side
Robocall rules should apply to ringless voicemail, Senate Democrats tell FCC.
http://ultramodernme.blogspot.com/2017/06/do-conservatives-need-to-take-up-arms.html
FWIW, the previous article was about the RNC not about any member of Congress.
+BJ Cardon Yup. I believe I specified that in the article. 'That stands in contrast to the RNC …'
I guess I missed that part somehow… But the article title is a bit misleading in that way since it's two different types of groups of Democrats and Republicans.
+BJ Cardon Fair enough. The Repulican Party is pushing for relaxation of the rules (beyond even its own use); the DNC has not come out with a statement. A set of Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the practice; Republican lawmakers have not announced a position.
Another earlier story on the matter: https://www.recode.net/2017/5/23/15681158/political-campaign-robocall-ringless-voicemail-without-ringing-cellphone-republican
Yeah that's more accurate for sure. I would suspect Republican congresspeople to have a more nuanced opinion on this than the party itself.
+BJ Cardon The push to allow voice mail spam is being pushed in part by the US Chamber of Commerce (who doesn't like the Do Not Call list to begin with), which tells me that Republican congressfolk aren't likely to be all that nuanced, except insofar as they are worried about people yelling at them at Town Halls.