Citizens for Civil Discourse, also known as CCD, is an American non-profit, non-partisan organization that accepts Robocall block requests from citizens via their website. Shaun Dakin, the group's CEO, was a former campaign worker for John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election.States target political robo-calls , Stateline.org, May 22, 2008
Website Stop Political Calls is the name of the organization's website to compile a database of the "National Political Do Not Contact Registry". Automated calls for political purposes are not illegal, and the requests in the database have no legal standing. As of late October 2008 after heavy media coverage nationwide, the block requests were voluntarily supported by only three DemocratsDemocratic signers of pledge and three Republicans.Republican signers of the pledge Of those six, only three of the politicians were actually on the November 2008 ballot.Virginia Foxx (R), David Crimmens (R) and Nancy Boyda (D) were the only three actually on the ballot November 2008. Boyda and Crimmens were defeated. Foxx was re-elected.
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