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A Story of Pockets and Privilege
by Dan Lynch - Albany Times Union
Maybe phone calls would do it, Charles Juntikka thought.
So, working with student interns in his Manhattan law office- and prepared to spend around $4,500 of his own money of his own money to make the point- Charles Juntikka rented some toll-free phone numbers. Then he sent 20,000 postcards to targeted voters.
On the postcards, he suggested these voters use his toll-free phone numbers to call George Pataki, Shelly Silver and Joe Bruno and urge support of some bills that would limit lobbyists' gifts to lawmakers and tighten campaign finance laws. Then Charles Juntikka waited to see what would happen.
What happened, apparently, was that the phones went absolutely wild in the offices of George Pataki, Shelly Silver and Joe Bruno. What happened after that was a stern phone call from Bell Atlantic to Charles Juntikka informing him that he was misusing the toll-free numbers he'd rented and ordering him to cut it out.
No, Charles Juntikka said, I won't cut it out. I'm not misusing these toll-free numbers, and you have no authority to do anything about this. Charles Juntikka also pointed out to the lady from Bell Atlantic, a regulated utility seeking state permission to get into the long-distance business, that he'd gone to law school.
So, presumably, phones are still ringing in the office of the governor (888-894-4573), the speaker of the Assembly (888-894-3737) and the state Senate majority leader (888-627-5137). Charles Juntikka is urging callers to express suppport for lobby reform and campaign finance reform bills expected to be on the table in December's special legislative session- specifically, bills S.3794, A.6940 and Program Bill 92.
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