Steve,
I agree. Perhaps I should've elaborated on what
I was thinking. The point I was trying to make was
that while email may be quick&easy for us, it doesn't
quite do the job that we think it might.
I was duped by the ease of it just the other day.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: islander [mailto:islander@midmaine.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 11:57 AM
To: Doyle, John D; Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] FW: SB1416 - National Defense Authorization Act
response from "Se nator Warner"
Hi John,
>Of particular interest to us is paragraph 3 of Senator
>Warner's email:
Uhm... normally I am a pretty bright guy, but I don't see what interest
this email has in regards to demil stuff. Paragraph 3 simply talks about
the Privacy Act which is there to protect us from unlawful intrusion into
our personal affairs by random entities (government or otherwise).
Warner's office requires some proof that you are who you say you are when
making a request for direct assistance with a Federal Agency. Say for
example the IRS is doing something to you that it shouldn't be, you can't
send an email and ask Warner's office to go poking around for IRS
information. Instead, you have to give some basic form of proof that you
are who you say you are before Warner's office can get access to your
personal information. This is there for our protection, and we should be
glad that it is.
Steve
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Senator@warner.senate.gov [mailto:Senator@warner.senate.gov]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:35 AM
>To: Doyle; John D
>Subject: Re: SB1416 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Y
>
>
>
> Dear Friend:
>
> Thank you for taking the time to contact my office by email.
> It is always a pleasure to hear from you.
>
> I am currently in the process of constructing a new webpage
> to better serve my constituents on the issues that are facing the
> Senate. In October, my public email address will be changing
> to my website: http://www.senate.gov/~warner. I believe that this
> will better serve you and other Virginians in receiving the information
>
> needed to respond to your interests and concerns.
>
> If you are sending me an e-mail message requesting my assistance
> with a problem you are having with an agency of the Federal government,
> you must make that request by letter or telefax. The Privacy Act
>
> requires that, in order to make an inquiry on behalf of a constituent,
> I must have a request which includes his or her signature. Federal
> agencies are precluded from releasing information to my office about
>
> persons seeking assistance unless I have received a written and signed
> authorization from the individual in need of assistance. When making
> such requests for help with a Federal agency, please include the details
> of the problem, your full name, home address and your phone number, and
> any identification numbers relevant to your case (such as Social
Security
> Number, Alien Number, Case Number, etc).
>
> Once again, thank you for taking the time to contact my office.
> I hope you will enjoy my new website and I look forward to hearing from
> you on other matters of importance to you and the Commonwealth of
>Virginia.
>
> With kind regards, I am,
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> John Warner
>
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