So, last week, I sent off emails to both Florida Senators, Martinez and Nelson, asking them to vote against the "Torture Is American Now" Law. Even though I specified I didn;t really want or need a response, they both sent responses. Martinez's office the next day, Nelson's a number of days later. Both repsonses were canned junk, basically.
So today, I discover I've been added to the Martinez junk mail newsletter list.
Did I want it? No. Did I sign up for it? No. Was it even presented as an opt-ouit option? No.
Nothing like showing off your crappy attitude toward your constituents by signing them up for your spam without their consent. Only second-rate companies and marketing groups would do somehting like that. And most marketers who care about their users make mailings opt-in instead of opt-out.
Oh, and sending email to their unsubscribe address produces an error. I suspect I'll be getting this POS newsletter on a regular basis from the Martinez office.
I've sent emails to other reps of mine, and this has never happened before. Even the campaigns I've donated money to didn't sign me up for a newletter without my opt-in. Of course, that was in Indiana, where there are rigourous laws against spam activity, even for politicos.
I guess if you're a Senator from Florida, you follow different, inconsiderate and rude, rules. Good to know. I'll be curious to see if anything comes in unasked for from the Nelson office.
Oh, and of course, both of 'em voted to give George Bush the ability to skip out on the treaty obligations of the Geneva Convention. Building a bridge to the 10th Century. I suspect they'll tear it down behind us, too.