Re: [Swprograms] Re: Tomlinson coming up

["Mike Wolfson" <mwolfson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Have there been any recent attempts to overturn this legislation ?  In the
internet age it seems to be anachronistic.  As was mentioned over the
weekend, at the very least, they should be accountable to the American
people.  Makes it hard to be held accountable when they're protected from
having to talk to us.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Re: Tomlinson coming up


> Furthermore, it has been interpreted to prohibit any contact whatsoever
(mailings, schedules, materials, etc.) between a US international
broadcaster and the US general public.  The only exception, apparently, has
been QSLs.  The effect is that they operate in a cocoon outside the view of
the US general public.
>
> John Figliozzi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ralph Brandi <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:32 am
> Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Re: Tomlinson coming up
>
> > >Help me out here, please -- What is the Smith Mundt act?  Why is
> > it germane
> > >to the discussion?
> >
> > Smith-Mundt is the act that says it is illegal for the VOA to
> > broadcast to American citizens.
> > -- 
> > Ralph Brandi               http://www.brandi.org/
> >
> > There Is No Cat, a blog about any old thing:
> > http://www.thereisnocat.com/Geneablogy, a blog about my ancestors:
> >
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