Telemarketers are going to keep calling, thanks to federal judge Edward Nottingham who ruled the national do-not-call list a violation of free speech.

Americans should all call Notthingham and remind him of the right to privacy.

It is the right of the public to be taken out of the yellow pages, to block unknown callers and to press the “unsubscribe” button on a porn advertisement in their children’s e-mail. It is the right of every citizen to throw away junk mail without opening it, to download a program that blocks pop-up advertisements and to block users on instant messaging programs. Just as it is America’s right to do all of these things, it is the citizen’s right to be put on a do-not-call list.

But Nottingham’s ruling made it possible for telemarketers to continue to make calls to those 50 million Americans who have already registered for it.

“Americans are bombarded daily by unwanted telemarketers,” said U.S. Rep. Zach WAmp, R-Tenn., the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “We must allow consumers the choice to stop these calls, and I will continue to support allowing citizens to decide for themselves. I hope this ruling is overturned.”

Telemarketing businesses and advocates against the list argue that it violates “commercial free speech” because it allows charities and other organizations to disregard the list when making calls. But if they are acknowledging that there is a difference between commerce and charity, then what is the problem?

Telemarketers are the reason so many homes are equipped with caller ID. It’s not just for unwanted relatives or stalkers, but sales calls during dinnertime.

In fact, telemarketers should be pleased about the do-not-call list. It should put a smile on their faces knowing that they don’t have to waste time with people who don’t want to talk to them and are just going to hang up or be rude. And do telemarketers think calling the people on the list is going to get any better now that people are angry about the judge’s decision?

The government should not be able to give telemarketers the right to call anybody they want. The do-not-call list is an invasion of privacy and should continue to put restrictions on telemarketing businesses.

According to the judge, telemarketers can continuously call consumers after they have listened and told them that they do not want their products.

This should not be called “freedom of speech” and should not be legal.