The Seattle PI editorial, which is written by columnist Thomas Shapley, is titled "Software to Split Wheat From Email Chaff." Shapley contends that the spam filter, "Logic Puzzle" is a good thing for Congress, which has  He also criticizes advocacy group such as MoveOn, which argue that the software places limits of freedom of speech by preventing constituents from being able to contact their Congress members.

Dr. Rosenblatt's response points to a number of flaws in Shapley's argument. For one, constituent e-mails are far from the excessive spam Shapley describes them as: "These are not “automated” massages to Congress, as you write, but facilitated," Dr. Rosenblatt writes. "There is a big difference. These emails, whether they are form messages or personalized missives are from REAL constituents exercising their First Amendment right to petition the government with grievances. And while form emails may not rise to the top of the persuasive pile, they should not be dismissed since they are from real citizens."

Dr. DigiPol's Response to Thomas Shapley of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, re: Logic Puzzles and Constituent Email