  Do Not Call List Struck Down, Here's What You Can Do I bet many of you were not counting on this news (I know I wasn't): Just a few days shy of the Oct. 1 effective date for the urlLink Do Not Call List , a U.S. District Court Judge in Oklahoma struck down the list on the basis that the Federal Trade Commission lacks congressional authority to develop and maintain it.
Source: urlLink Fool.com: Dinner, Interrupted [Motley Fool Take] September 24, 2003 I guess that means that it won't be as quiet come the beginning of next month. Yet, Jamie Court, of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, in a urlLink U.S. Newswire Press Release , has called upon the public "to demand that banks, insurers and telemarketers respect their privacy through existing laws and guerilla tactics. " Check out the link for the specifics, and get ready for the ensuing battle. 
