>http://www.msnbc.com/news/931238.asp?cp1=1
>
>I rarely get involved with political stuff -
>but -
>this directly affects the business of programming .
>I have my own firm so its not affecting me -
>but if you are on hourly rate as a programmer - this will affect you
>greatly.
>If you are a member of ACM [see http://www.acm.org] I strongly suggest you
>contact their lobbying
>group and get involved any way you can.
>mondo regards [Bill]

Bill,

I do my best to stay away from politics too, but I'm an old activist at heart. While it doesn't impact me (I'm salaried), it would impact a lot of other people. Many people rely on overtime pay just to support themselves. I'd ecourage anyone to contact their representatives urging that this bill be defeated.