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For over a decade, Hustler magazine has been sending a copy of every new issue to each member of Congress, free of charge, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Some members have sued to stop it, to no avail. Others describe it as an "abuse of the system" and say they throw away the copies when they arrive. Larry Flynt, for his part, sees it as a part of keeping congressmen, and women, informed.

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“I felt that they should be informed with what's going on in the rest of the world,” Flynt says, deadpanning during an interview: “Some of them didn't appreciate it much.”

But, “I haven't had any plans to quit.”

It doesn't surprise him much that some members don't want the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based publication, which he describes as a “humor magazine” and one that deals with “a lot of political and social satire.”

“I would never force a subscription on someone who didn't want it,” Flynt says, except for members of Congress who are public servants.

And he doesn't feel bad that the ones who are actually opening the envelopes aren't the members of congress but young interns.

“I'm sure the interns are over 18,” Flynt says. “Those guys need some help getting through puberty anyway.”