Too funny, even my husband came back from the Democratic Convention (required
to be there for work) talking about the e-mail charge last night. So,
everything from the Staples Center and Democratic caucus talk is not true, eh?
See the text below at this government site:
http://www.usps.gov/news/press/99/rumor.htm
E-mail Rumor Completely Untrue
A completely false rumor concerning the U.S. Postal Service is being
circulated over the Internet via e-mail.
The e-mail message claims that a "Congressman Schnell" has introduced "Bill
602P" to allow the federal government to impose a 5-cent surcharge on each
e-mail message delivered over the Internet. The money would be collected by
Internet Service Providers and then turned over to the Postal Service.
No such proposed legislation exists. In fact, no "Congressman Schnell"
exists.
The U.S. Postal Service has no authority to surcharge e-mail messages sent
over the Internet, nor would it support such legislation.