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<DIV>Thank you for the post about the attorney generals to contact. Just
so that you know the scale of the uphill battle that we face, and the ignorance
(or maybe apathy) of the public at large regarding the public policy
ramifications of this decision, one ought to take a look at the site vote.com,
where people vote for different issues and these are forwarded to decision
makers. The following is the link for the subject at hand:</DIV>
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href="http://www.vote.com/vResults/index.phtml?cat=6834297">http://www.vote.com/vResults/index.phtml?cat=6834297</A></DIV>
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<DIV>FYI, of about a thousand voters, 76% have voted in favor of the settlement
(all MS employees??). These are people who have at least sufficient
knowledge to connect to the Internet, and thus probably better educated (and
probably tech-savvy) than the population at large. This does not bode
well for the rest of us. </DIV>
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<DIV>I suggest, however, that we also get our voices heard. That we
suggest to our fellow user group members to vet their opinion. At the very
least, vote.com makes it easy to make some kind of stand with a minimal amount
of effort (they do require an email and a zip code to register). If you
think that this is a good idea, then please pass it on to other user
groups.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best regards</DIV>
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<DIV>Mazi.</DIV></BODY></HTML>