House GOPers Oddly Reluctant to Co-Sponsor Ban on Caller ID Spoofing
Show Me Progress' Michael Bersin reports that thirteen members of the Missouri House are working to ban the practice of caller identification spoofing. Oddly, none of the sponsors or cosponsors of this effort happen to be Republicans.
This may or may not be related to the fact that the House Republican Campaign Committee hired a consulting firm run by Tom Smith that used the called ID information for St. Luke's hospitals and the Adair County Ambulance District when it was spamming them with offensive and homophobic robocalls in November. Smith and his company say they have no idea how that happened all over the state, but they're paying the legal bills for St. Luke's to make a lawsuit against them go away anyway.
Did I mention that Smith was a top aide in Speaker Ron Richard's office while providing campaign services for members of the House, and now moonlights in Birther Rep. Tim Jones' official office? During the 2009-2010 cycle, Smith's Survey Saint Louis company pulled in more than $990,000 from Republican campaigns in Missouri.
These may or may not be a relevant details as well.
For more background, check out:
- Bogus Caller ID Info Traced To Magic Elves, But Tom Smith Paying St. Luke's Legal Bills Anyway
- Lost in the Shuffle: St. Luke's Health System Sues HRCC's Robocall Vendor
- Denny Hoskins Also Tries To Distance Himself from HRCC Robocalls Lobbed on His Behalf
- Tilley Apologizes and Pulls Outrageous Robocalls
- Some Republicans Want To Be Somewhat More Honest In Some Subset Of Some Future Campaigns
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