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Dear candidates: Quit calling me

(Fresno Bee Editorial Page)

Ever get annoyed by those recorded phone calls — “robocalls” — from political campaigns? You might want to check out a fellow named Shaun Dakin, the CEO and founder of something called The National Political Do Not Contact Registry. Here's the group's Web site.

Dakin believes those calls are illegal, unless they’re introduced by a real, live human voice. He’s starting a campaign of his own to get them to stop.

“We hope to put a robo-hold on all California campaign robocalls this fall. Campaigns at levels — local, state and federal — will be calling at their own peril if they continue to ignore the law.”

It's an uphill climb for Dakin, I'm guessing, but he just might find some support among weary California voters.