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jpiasetz on Nov 22, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Number of "Stop SOPA" letters sent by state

I never would have thought that in the States your would have to pay to write to Congress. Anyone know if that's the case in most countries (in Canada it's free http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers.aspx?Language=e)?

ars on Nov 22, 2011 [–]

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franking In the US, mail from the Congressman is free, but not to.

In the wikipedia article Canada and New Zealand are listed as having free mail to an official. Although it doesn't seem to be a comprehensive list, I don't think it's very common.

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