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Politics : Homeland Security

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To: RocketMan who wrote (85)10/26/2001 2:41:55 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) of 827
 
>>Declare a national mail emergency.<<

I basically agree with you and had been planning to post something similar today. The government should immediately stop all "non-essential" mail. By greatly reducing the sheer volume, they can implement radiation equipment much more quickly.

The three-month grace period for bill payment won't work. Most people should be encouraged to switch to electronic bill payment, but they need to quickly work out a way to handle people who can't.

They should rapidly develop foolproof methods to handle "essential" mail. For individual mailing, how about a new envelope with a self-sticking seal that is guaranteed to prevent release of spores into the postal system? And to mail it, you need to show an ID. All such individual mail should be treated to kill spores. The recipient can decide whether or not to open the lettter.

Instead of greeting cards, how about teflon-coated postcards that cannot pick up loose spores via contact with other mail?

Any other ideas?
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