[AstroVic]

Quote:       Originally Posted by SightNSqueeze

The one thing I learned about writing New York legislators is they don't write back. I'll keep it up none-the-less. Right now, I'm working on the Colorado State University board. The governor of Texas will hear from me next.

I spent a semester in college doing an internship for a U.S. Congressman in Washington D.C., and I can tell you from personal experience that if you aren't one of their constituents (residing in their district) they won't even bother to look at your letter. Period. End of story.

Even the letters that are sent by constituents are never actually read by the Congressmen. They have interns who open the mail and sort it into broad categories - veteran's issues, fiscal issues, health care issues, 2nd Amendment issues, etc. - which are then given to the Legislative Correspondent (LC) who simply punches in your address on a pre-written letter. The Congressman's response letter is usually written by a Legislative Assistant (LA) and approved by the Legislative Director (LD).

Almost all of these people are in their 20's, except the LD who might be in his/her 30's or 40's. They are generally quite intelligent folks, but they have virtually zero life experience outside the small walls of Washington D.C.

The Congressmen (and women!) get reports on the numbers of letters they've received in each of the broad categories and a more-or-less weekly update on what the general consensus of these letters appears to be.

Trust me, it's a total waste of your time and efforts to write letters to any politician who isn't elected from your voting district.

Still, I admire your efforts and I wish the system wasn't handled the way it is. It really gave me a bad taste for the way things are run.

[Freedom-1911]

Good luck and God speed.

[Deersniper]

Well, for an update we have found another place, like Rick Perry said, if it happens again, harassment charges could be looked at.

[Randy61]

where is the other place...so I can be there???

[DCortez]

Oops, old post.

[blueice]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Archetype_wyo

As for your protest thats awesome. Remember it only took 300 Greeks to show the Persian Empire that it wasn't worth it.

So true, Archetype....It was to bad there where not 3000 there...

Quote:       Originally Posted by DCortez

Oops, old post.

Thanks for the resurrection, DCortez...

We need many more Deersnipers and by the thousands...

Never, never, trust an entity that has police powers...

[Deersniper]

Randy 61, I think it is in the old Target building at W Cannon and 35. Thanks blueice. I was honored to stand up for our rights. I'll be there when the day comes.

[blueice]

Thank you, DeerSniper, for standing up to the bullies and the 2nd amendment!!!

[G. Green]

Quote:       Originally Posted by AstroVic

I spent a semester in college doing an internship for a U.S. Congressman in Washington D.C., and I can tell you from personal experience that if you aren't one of their constituents (residing in their district) they won't even bother to look at your letter. Period. End of story. Even the letters that are sent by constituents are never actually read by the Congressmen. They have interns who open the mail and sort it into broad categories - veteran's issues, fiscal issues, health care issues, 2nd Amendment issues, etc. - which are then given to the Legislative Correspondent (LC) who simply punches in your address on a pre-written letter. The Congressman's response letter is usually written by a Legislative Assistant (LA) and approved by the Legislative Director (LD). Almost all of these people are in their 20's, except the LD who might be in his/her 30's or 40's. They are generally quite intelligent folks, but they have virtually zero life experience outside the small walls of Washington D.C. The Congressmen (and women!) get reports on the numbers of letters they've received in each of the broad categories and a more-or-less weekly update on what the general consensus of these letters appears to be. Trust me, it's a total waste of your time and efforts to write letters to any politician who isn't elected from your voting district. Still, I admire your efforts and I wish the system wasn't handled the way it is. It really gave me a bad taste for the way things are run.

AstroVic is correct. I have the unfortunate experience of having to push for legislation, and write impact statements on the state level. And in my experience the ONLY thing that gets things done is having multiple people dedicated to your cause walking the halls, and looking them in the eyes when they vote. You MUST have bodies in the gallery watching them do their stuff holding them accountable. It's like they say "all politics is local". One district in your state could elect Adolf Hitler state rep, and they would continue to elect him "cause he got my brother-in-law a job". I bet just about everybody here knows of some correct scum bag politician in their state that keeps getting elected, and if you look close it's cause they brought home some pork or got some loser a job or told some knucklehead exactly what he wanted to hear, AND HE believed them. It is what it is.