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Does the franking privilege allowing Congress members to mail items for free help prevent proportional representation in the U.S.

Asked by iamthemob (17221points) November 10th, 2010

Members of the Congress have a franking privilege, which allows them to send out mailings for free for business purposes. This can be used to send out campaign mailings to constituents.

Does this seem like a severe bar to anyone outside the two-party system attempting to campaign against a Democratic or Republican candidate?

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