CAGW campaign to end antitrust enforcement against Microsoft - to save taxpayer money

[James Love <love@cptech.org>]

This is one of a zillion astro turf campaigns to help out Microsoft.
Jamie



Subject: 
       Request From CAGW
   Date: 
       Tue, 02 Nov 1999 12:21:24 -0600
  From: 
       Jack Koenig <jack@synerbiz.com>
    To: 
       jack@impactnet.org
    CC: 
       ABCDLists@impactnet.org




Kelly Purcell, Grassroots Manager from member organization Citizens Against
Government Waste, has asked that the following be forwarded to other
individuals and organizations in the Impact Voters of America.

Take care!

Jack

Many of you are familiar with the Microsoft antitrust case either through 
the news media, or through responding to one of CAGW's action alerts 
regarding the case.  In general, this case is not being driven by 
disgruntled consumers, but by Microsoft's jealous competitors.  To that 
end, the estimated $30 million being spent on the case is wasteful use of 
taxpayer dollars.  There has been no evidence showing that consumers have 
been harmed in any way by Microsoft.

While the actual trial has come to an end, there are three phases left in 
the case:  findings of fact, findings of law and remedies.  Both parties, 
MS and the Dept. of Justice, previously submitted the facts of the case as 
they saw it, and now Judge Jackson will rule as to how he views the facts 
presented.  The finding of facts are tentatively set to come out this 
Friday (11/5) at 6:30pm EST.

CAGW/TAN is planning to have our members (yes, that means you) write 
letters to their state Attorney Generals (AG) claiming once again that this 
is wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars.  As a reminder, this is the list 
of states involved in the case: CA, CT, FL, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, 
MN, NM, NY, NC, OH, UT, WV & WI.

As many of you participated last time, you are familiar with our web site, 

www.cagw.org , and its capability to be used to send an email to your state 
AG.  Once again, CAGW/TAN will develop an email that you can send directly 
to your state AG and you can add personal anecdotes if desired.  CAGW/TAN 
will have this available (technology permitting) by the close of business 
on Monday.  I will send out another email then with the direct link to that 
portion of the site.

I ask that you once again participate in hammering the message home that 
taxpayers do not feel this is good utilization of their hard-earned tax 
dollars.  There are far too many real life and death problems facing our 
nation including 15,000 murders per year and 10,000 violent fugitives from 
justice, using $30 million on an antitrust suit where there has been no 
harm to consumers is abuse and mismanagement at its worst.

Kelly J. Purcell

Grassroots Manager
Citizens Against Government Waste
1301 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(800) USA - DEBT

www.cagw.org


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