Both candidates thought that was a bad idea.
Trouble is, there is no such pending legislation and never has been.
The idea started as a hoax in Canada a couple of years ago and has been circulating on the Internet ever since. I love e-mail. I can work efficiently and help far more people. But like many new things, magnifying the potential for good can also magnify the potential for evil. A great example of this arrived in my mailbox this morning.