Legal Matters: Double Jeopardy Over State Do-Not-Mail Bills

Direct mail is in no way comparable to the unsolicited and invasive telephone calls that are curbed by the Do Not Call Registry. Direct mail imposes no burden on the public, it causes no interruptions, and I, for one, look forward to the … coupons I get in the mail. A do-not-mail registry would attempt to solve a problem that does not exist and would have devastating consequences for every home, community and business that relies upon our Postal Service.