Next time I’m questioning politicians who campaign in my state, I have a new question to ask: Will you fight to make political polls and political ads have to follow the same Do Not Call registry laws as non-political callers? A good follow-up will be, Does your campaign make use of robo-dialers?

I think it’s something that most everyone on both sides would truthfully have to answer “Of course not, my right to bombard your cell phone with campaign ads is far too important.” But I also think that well over 99% of those in the audience would take a keen interest in their explanation of why they think they should remain exempt from the rules.

This is, of course, spurred by a recent call on my cell phone asking about my take on abortion and gay marriage. I was out of the room and it went to voicemail. I called the number back, but it just rings and rings, or throws a busy signal. This has been the case on over 100 attempts. Not that I’m feeling vindictive or anything.