Articles written by Mark Sweeney


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 1 of 1

  • Response to Automated Phone Calls

    Mark Sweeney, Philipsburg, Mont.|May 19, 2016

    I am responding to recent allegations by my Public Service Commission (PSC) primary opponent and her supporters about recent automated phone calls that I left in voter’s answering machines. The state statute they quote is not as clear-cut as they would like to think. In all likelihood it is unconstitutional. The same law in South Carolina was found to be a violation of free speech. It is regularly used by candidates on both sides to get their message out. I stand behind my decision to drop a 15-second, pre-recorded voice mail that was delivered...

Rendered 04/25/2024 00:41