Talk:Franking
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Franking is one of the largest advantages of incumbency, contributing to a very high reelection rate in the U.S. legislative branch.
That cannot possibly be true. The allocation of capital that goes to postage has got to be misicule! If there is no citation, we should remove it. Franking is a very minor perk of office. Rlove 23:47, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of the term
What's the origin of the term 'franking'? Could be a useful addition to the article. --Ianboggs 08:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
- Probably from french 'franc' meaning free. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frank). Which in turn derives from the Franks, though one source (http://www.allwords.com/word-franking.html) says latin 'francus' --Apoc2400 08:21, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Merging with Frank Mail
- Merge --Natrajdr 08:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "...would get his friends' mail franked"
This part doesn't really make sense. Where are the references? What was the outcome?
"In the 19th century, as use of the post office increased significantly in Britain, it was expected that anybody with a Parliament connection would get his friends' mail franked." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.197.165.89 (talk) 07:12, 19 March 2007 (UTC).
