You thought you were just buying a plane ticket online, and now your e-mail inbox is loaded with fund-raising pitches, congressional newsletters and position papers.
Online shopping is one of the easiest ways people's e-mail addresses can become part of opt-in commercial databases that people in politics use to target prospective voters. This unwanted e-mail is largely considered spam.
Congress dealt with the problem partially with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, which limited types of commercial e-mail. But political messages were excluded. And that's just how political professionals like it.
"There's a distinct difference between political and government communication …
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