US House Website Fails under weight of E-Mail Deluge


	US House Website Fails under weight of E-Mail Deluge

iulawboy

10-2-2008 2:16 PM

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congress, technology, internet, e-mail

iulawboy says:

I for one got blocked when attempting to e-mail my congressman

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