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    November9th,2009

    ByElectronicMailandFax

    ThomaseniaDuncan,Esq.GeneralCounsel

    FederalElectionCommission

    999EStreet,NW

    Washington,DC20463

    RE:CommentsonAdvisoryOpinionRequestAOR2009-27

    DearMs.Duncan,

    ThesecommentsarefiledonbehalfofShaunDakin,CEOofCitizensforCivil

    DiscourseandtheNationalPoliticalDoNotContactRegistryandSteveCarter,formerAttorneyGeneralofIndianaandFormerPresidentoftheNationalAssociationofAttorneysGeneralinregardtoAOR200927anadvisoryopinion

    requestsubmittedonbehalfoftheAmericaFutureFundPoliticalAction(AFFPA),requestingtheCommissionsguidanceonthequestionofwhethertheseadditional

    staterestrictionsonprerecordedtelephonecallsarepreemptedbyFECA.AFFPA

    statesthatitwouldlikeanswerstothesequestions:

    Specifically:

    1. Arestatelawspurportingtoprohibitallpre-recordedtelephonecallsbyfederalpoliticalcommitteespreemptedbyFECA?

    2. Arestatelawsrequiringpriorconsent,specificallythroughtheuseofaliveoperator,priortodeliveryofapre-recordedtelephonecallpreemptedbythe

    FederalElectionCampaignAct,asamended?

    3. Arestatelawspurportingtoprohibitfederalpoliticalcommitteesfromengaginginfundraisingviapre-recordedtelephonecallspreemptedbyFECA?

    4. Arestatelawspurportingtorequirefederalpoliticalcommitteestoincludeadditionaldisclaimersonpre-recordedtelephonecallspreemptedbyFECA?

    Discussion

    SteveCarter,AttorneyinIndiana,istheonlyAttorneyGeneraltohavebroughtsuitoverpoliticalrobocalls.ShaunDakinistheCEOofCitizensforCivilDiscourse,a

    membershiporganizationrepresentingtheAmericanvoterandover100,000

    membersthatadvocatesforadditionalregulationonpoliticalrobocalls.Mr.Carter

    testifiedintheUSHouseinDecember2007athearingsheldbyRep.Lofgren(DCA)

    intheHouseAdministrationSubcommitteeonElections.Mr.Dakintestifiedinthe

    USSenateinFebruary2008athearingsheldbySen.Feinstein(DCA)intheUnited

    StatesSenateCommitteeonRulesandAdministration.

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    Webelievethatanopinionofthekindbeingsoughtwouldhaveanextremely

    negativeimpactonvotersandwoulddiminishtheabilityofstateenforcersand

    legislatorstoprovidetherelieftheirconstituentsdesire:theprotectionofvoterprivacyfromunwantedpoliticalprerecordedtelephonecalls.

    Specifically,Indianahasworkedhardovertheyears,includingatleast10personal

    meetingsMr.CarterhadwithFCCcommissionersfrom2005to2008topreventpre

    emptionofstatetelephoneprivacylaws.

    NowPoliticalActionCommittees,specificallyAmericaFutureFundPoliticalAction

    (AFFPA),wouldliketoshifttoaplayingfieldwheretheybelievetheFECmaybe

    moreinclinedtoknockdownstateenforcement.

    Wedonotbelievestateregulationsonpre-recordedtelephonecallscanbe

    viewedascampaignfinanceregulationsandtherebyshouldnotberegulated

    byFECA.Instead,webelievethatstatelaws(specificallyIndianalaw)addresssomethingelse,

    theuseofaspecifictechnology,automateddialers,whichinvadetheprivacyofvoters.Itisimportanttonotethattheselawsregulateprerecordedcallsacrossthe

    board,anddonotspecificallyregulatepoliticalcalls.Asaresult,politiciansare

    treatednobetterandnoworsethanallotherentities,commercialorotherwise.

    InIndianaMr.Carterwouldnothavebeenabletopursuetheinitialprerecorded

    telephonecallenforcementinthe2006HillSodrelraceifsuchapreemptionhad

    beeninplace(See,StateofIndianav.AmericanFamilyVoices,Inc.etal1.Alsosee,

    StateofIndianav.EconomicFreedomFund,etal.)

    Asthestatuescitedintherequestfiledinthismattershow,theIndianalanguage

    doesnotsingleoutpoliticalcallsforregulation,anddonotcreateanexemptionastheindustryhasbeenabletoextractfromCongress.

    Itisincorrecttobelievethatstatesarenotabletoregulate"instrumentalities"that

    becomeobjectsofuseduringapoliticaloradvocacycampaign.Forexample,state

    trafficlawsaffectcampaignersgoingtoandfromeventsandgunsafetylawsarestillappliedtocampaignersatgunrallies.

    Asaresult,justbecausearegulationimpactsthoseinthepoliticalcontextdoesnotmeanthestateistryingtoregulatethepoliticaldiscourse.Rather,issueslike

    privacy,saferoads,andsafetyfromviolentharmarelegitimateinterestsoftheir

    ownthatlegislatorsatthestatelevelmustabletoprotect.

    1http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2008/06/ind_courts_indi_30.html

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    WeurgetheCommissiontoadviseAFFPAthatFECAdoesnotpreemptadditional

    staterestrictionsonprerecordedtelephonecalls.

    Weappreciatetheopportunitytosubmitthesecomments.

    Sincerely,/s/ShaunDakin

    ShaunDakin

    CitizensForCivilDiscourse

    /s/SteveCarter

    SteveCarterAttorneyandBusinessConsultant

    AttorneyGeneralofIndiana(ret),FormerPresidentoftheNationalAssociationofAttorneysGeneralstevecarter219@yahoo.com

    3179977987

    ShaunDakin

    CEOandFounder

    CitizensforCivilDiscourse

    TheNationalPoliticalDoNotContactRegistry

    2019QStreet

    Washington,DC20009

    [email protected]

    Copyto:CommissionSecretary


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