Clinton will also receive franking privileges for all his non-political mail, a travel allowance for himself and two staffers, and lifetime Secret Service protection.
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Parliament members were even appointed to the boards of large companies in order that their mailings could make use of the free franking privilege.
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In the United States, the franking privilege predates the establishment of the republic itself, as the Continental Congress bestowed it on its members in 1775.
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A limited form of franking privilege originated in the British Parliament in 1660, with the passage of an act authorizing the formation of the General Post Office.
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In 1840 one of the reforms introduced by Rowland Hill was the elimination of the free franking privilege granted to members of parliament and other government officials.
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In the first instance, he was accused of abusing his franking privileges by having volunteers in Texas mail him videotapes of local television coverage in franked envelopes.
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A six-member bipartisan Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, colloquially known as the " Franking Commission, " is responsible for oversight and regulation of the franking privilege in the Congress.
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Incumbents also have easier access to campaign finance, as well as government resources ( such as the franking privilege ) that can be indirectly used to boost a campaign.
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Cart loads of coffin hand-bills, forgeries and pamphlets of the most base calumnies are circulated by the franking privilege of Members of the Congress, and Mr . Clay, even.
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Fuller was an outspoken proponent of reform within Congress, and as a matter of principle never cashed paychecks he received for his public service, or used the Congressional franking privilege.
