[TiltonBB]

I would be OK if the laws were changed to allow the death penalty for the principals of companies with robo dialers who ignore the "Do Not Call" list.

Often, when I get one of those calls and tell the caller to stop calling they claim they will take my number out of their system. The calls usually continue from the same people.

I have explained that offering to put my number on their list of people who they should not call is not enough. The law requires telemarketers to check the list before they make the call and refrain from calling any number on that list. I worked for a company that had a telemarketing department and that company bought lists of telephone numbers that had been scrubbed of any numbers that were on the Do Not Call List.

Most of the calls appear to originate from outside the US. Although these calls are illegal, I doubt the US authorities will extradite anyone from a foreign country over phone calls.