Point taken Tom but we can't target non-members with our solicitations and a Facebook ad would certainly do that. We can't jeopardize our tax exempt status. And besides, it appears that there will not be time to do anything else anyway. There are indications that this might be taken up by the Senate very soon. We should know more later this week. Chris On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Tom Frenaye <frenaye@pcnet.com> wrote:

At 10:20 AM 9/14/2016, Christopher Imlay wrote:

Greg, the problem with yours and Doug's otherwise good suggestions is that *we can't lobby non-member amateurs to support the legislation*. We can only ask our members to do so. After the Bill passes, if we are that fortunate, we will be able to use the Bill as a membership recruitment tool without restriction. Â

But... while we can't do it, others can. The URL being used by us to help members generate messages does not check to see if you are a member or not.

https <https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act> ://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support- amateur-radio-parity-act <https://arrl.rallycongress.net/ctas/urge-senate-to-support-amateur-radio-parity-act>

-- Tom

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