Many government agencies are required to consider public comments when
making regulatory rules. Many advocacy organizations, with various
political points of view, have online action sites that make it easy
for members and supporters to send form-letter e-mail to government
agencies and elected officials. An agency proposed a rule that it
could ignore comments on form letters, pre-printed postcards, and
similar "duplicative" materials.

A member of a panel of experts from relevant fields asked to evaluate the
arguments and make a recommendation as to whether the agency's
proposed rule should be accepted or rejected. what are the social,
legel and ethical issues need to be considered.