The crap I get
I went on a week-and-a-half vacation a few weeks ago, and when I returned I had twelve pieces of political junk mail; this doesn’t include the membership renewal request from the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
- A huge package from Dick Armey about FreedomWorks. I thought it was Dick Cheney who had the huge package.
- The Drug Policy Alliance newsletter.
- Something from SarahPAC about the new Sarah Palin movie (which I’d like to see, but it isn’t yet playing in San Diego).
- A Red Crisis Update from Tom Brokaw.
- Something from a guy named “Romney” who wants to run for president. Dude better get in the race soon if he wants to win.
- Something from Compassion & Choices with a fake yellow delivery information box on the front made to look like a sticker.
- The National Motorists Association legislative drive.
- A Financial Freedom Survey from Americans for Limited Government.
- An orange notice from the National Rifle Association about AB 144, about the Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on the Monday just before I returned.
- An Urgent Warning from Howard Dean on K Street about shadowy proportional Republicans.
- Time Sensitive Documents from People For the American Way.
- A Sealed Survey to be opened by addressee only from the American Civil Liberties Union. “Do you believe government should tell you what to believe, how to live, and whom to love?” They’re making it sound like they’ve finally comprehended the dangers of government-run schools.
I was gone for thirteen days—only eleven of which were postal days—and received more than one political mailing per day. I’m not even sure why it was there on Tuesday when I returned, I told the Post Office to hold my mail, and there was a mail hold note in the mailbox. They were supposed to deliver it all on Wednesday.
I’ll go over them and see if there’s anything I feel strongly enough to write about even though they’re outdated and I’m already getting new junk in. I just thought I should catalog them to keep the Mimsy Election Mailbox complete.
In response to Mimsy Election Mailbag: Let’s see which politicians prefer the post office to the Internet, and what they say when they do.
- American Civil Liberties Union
- They’ve been getting more shrill and less effective as they succumb to BDS, but they’re still probably the best place to go for civil liberties info.
- Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
- The CBLDF is “dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comics community.”
- Compassion and Choices
- “Only terminally ill, mentally competent adults are eligible for assisted dying consultation.... The patient's condition must cause severe, unrelenting suffering which the patient finds unacceptable and intolerable.”
- Drug Policy Alliance
- A drug policy research institute, they are reprinting some drug policy classics and publishing important new works. There is a lot of useful news here, and information on seminars and conferences. This is one of the two major drug policy reform sites on the Internet.
- National Motorists Association
- “The National Motorists Association is a membership organization devoted to representing and protecting the rights and interests of North American motorists. Member services include assistance with traffic tickets, information on traffic laws, plus guidance and aid for local and state legislative projects.”
- National Rifle Association: NRA
- “While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world.”
- SarahPAC
- “Dedicated to building America’s future, supporting fresh ideas and candidates who share our vision for reform and innovation. SarahPAC believes America’s best days are ahead. Our country, founded on conservative principles and the fight for freedom, must confront the challenges of the 21st century with integrity, innovation, and determination.”