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To: Flair who wrote (5307)	3/2/1998 10:47:00 PM
From: Normandi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

On March 3, Bill Gates will testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the antitrust case against Microsoft. In advance of this hearing, Ralph Nader's NetAction--an organization that calls for the breakup of Microsoft, under the control of federal regulators--is attempting to inundate the members of the Committee with faxes, phone calls, and e-mails supporting the Justice Department's persecution of Microsoft. This campaign is being carried out by a small minority of anti- capitalist activists, but if it goes unopposed, the members of the Committee will conclude that there is widespread public support for the attack on Microsoft--and no public opposition. That's why it is imperative to counter NetAction's campaign with a campaign of faxes, phone calls, and e-mails in defense of Microsoft and in defense of the free market. It is important to act today. Send a brief message explaining, in your own words, why you think the antitrust case against Microsoft should be dropped and why you believe that the government should be barred from interfering in the software market. The message should be no more than one or two paragraphs long, to increase its likelihood of being read. A list of senators on the Committee, with phone and fax numbers and e-mail links, can be found at moral-defense.org . The most important members of the Committee who should be targeted are Senator Orrin Hatch (R- Utah), the Committee's Chairman, and Senator Strom Thurmond (D- South Carolina), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition. You may also wish to send a fax to the chief of staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Manus Cooney, at 202/224-9102. By acting now, you could help turn the tide of the campaign of envy against Microsoft. Thank you, Robert W. Tracinski, Director Committee for the Moral Defense of Microsoft PS: If you send a letter, please send us a note or a copy, so that we can guage how great an effect our campaign is having. Sign the petition at moral-defense.org