Where to complain about the Lacey Act proposal

Remain polite, spell-check your work, and let them know how this will impact you and why you have the opinion you do:
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Re...00006480abc25c

Thanks for the link!!!!

I don't know about this one. Looks like a phishing page to me. I could be wrong, but I think I'll pass.

Jim Smith

Yes, the Phishers managed to get their hands on a .gov domain!

Wait...

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Sounds like phishing to me.

Jim Smith

The government is Phishing for information about you!
Next it will be wiretaps, watch out!

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

The government is Phishing for information about you!
Next it will be wiretaps, watch out!

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Have at it. Log in and give them whatever information is on your computer. I'd rather not.


Good Day!
Jim Smith

I guess your voice will never be heard by the government, then--because there's no means for you to say anything to them without their asking you who you are, where you are, and other various details about you.

Your opinion is meaningless to them if they don't know who you are.

As for their collecting information about my operating system--if you visit my website, I do that too. It's part of my stat counter. Do I actually care? No, not really, but the info is there. If people have problems with the site, and I notice they're all people using the same operating system, I have a better chance of fixing my site to work with them.

People spend too much time worrying about who's collecting information about them, without actually stopping to ask themselves whether they actually care if anyone has that information.

Or your not giving them lots and lots of money

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Your opinion is meaningless to them if they don't know who you are.

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If you're giving them lots and lots of money, they DEFINITELY want to know who you are. lol

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

I guess your voice will never be heard by the government, then--because there's no means for you to say anything to them without their asking you who you are, where you are, and other various details about you.

Your opinion is meaningless to them if they don't know who you are.

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Ever hear of emailing your Senators and Representatives? I email my Congress Critters on a regular basis. They know who I am. I bet my emails get more attention than some wholesale comment web page. I've already gotten 3 emails concerning Maryland SB 505. I am on the mailing list of the committee chair. anything that goes out for distribution concerning this subject, is sent to me.

I wonder why you're taking such interest in my not wanting to leave my concerns on a dot gov web page? If you read my comment, I don't like the looks of the page and I'm not going to take part. You can do whatever you like. My Congress Critters already know how I feel on this subject.

Jim Smith

If your congress critters do not know who you are, and where you are from, then they aren't paying any attention to you. E-mailing them provides them with your IP. If you don't give them your name and location in addition to that, they simply won't care.

My objection is to your making others question whether this is legitimate--it's a .gov site, and spammers do not get those. It's not a phishing scheme. It is legitimate.

Adding something to the Lacey Act requires a certain process. This call for opinions is part of that process. Talk to your senators all you like, but if you don't get your opinion to the right people at the right time, it won't count. This is no longer a Bill we're talking about here.