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During colonial times in America, if you wanted to convince or inform people about some issue that you considered important, you went to the local printer and got some pamphlets printed. You then handed them out, read them to anybody that was interested, nailed them to the town bulletin board, or the nearest tree.
The first amendment was specifically written to protect this type of activity and the writers or "pamphleteers".
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Sunday, July 09, 2006
The Refdesk Site of the Day is: Contacting the Congress Contacting the Congress is a very up-to-date database of congressional contact information for the 109th Congress. As of January 07, 2006 there are 537 email addresses (of which 476 are Web-based email homepages), and 540 WWW homepages known for the 540 members of the 109th Congress. More traditional ground mail addresses are available for all Congressmembers. ----- Congress Votes Database This Washington Post site lets you browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. ----- BBC Open News Archive For the first time in its history BBC News is opening its archives to the UK public for a trial period. You can download nearly 80 news reports covering iconic events of the past 50 years including the fall of the Berlin Wall, crowds ejecting soldiers from Beijing's Tiananmen Square and behind-the-scenes footage of the England team prior to their victory over West Germany in 1966. ----- |