Does emailing/calling/writing letters to senators actually help?
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It's the staff's job to compile information for the senator as to who's writing/calling in to support/oppose what issue. The senator rarely actually reads a constituent letter unless it's flagged as especially interesting by the staff. I have heard that the most effective means is a personal postal letter, followed by a phone call. Faxes are less effective and email is least effective.
Take a look at the Amnesty bill that the senate tried to run down our throats.look what happened there.the talk shows, the radio shows, the letters, the fax's and the letters that came pouring in made a big difference...and we will do it again if necessary...
Defeated the amnesty bill, close all the phone line on the day of the vote.I could say they heard us yes it works .So keep calling e/mailing going to there office,Close the borders enforce our laws. buil the fence
Absolutely! Ive written all my senators and Representatives and got responses from all of them (most of which were against the senate bill)
I also e-mail companies in the news that have been caught employing or helping illegals to tell them to stop and they reply also..The senate bill didn't fail by accident it was because of us the American public!
It has effect. My mom gets paid by the state and the state was ging to lower her income and they never did because a ton of people wrote to the congressmen.
It works more effectivly if many people wright about the same thing but, one person writing about something could also have effect sometimes.
On July 3, 2006 I sent a letter to all three of Carole Migden's offices. One year has passed and the only response I have received from her is a request for campaign contributions. By the way the letters were sent "Registered Return Receipt", they were signed for by staff.
Two months ago Carole Migden called a close friend asking for support. My friend asked her about the July 3, 2006 letter. Migden claimed not to have seen it but promised to get back to my friend within two weeks. Still no call back from Ms. Migden. So the answer is NO and even if they do they choose not to respond in a forthright constructive manner. They do not care to respond to petitions either.
The last immigration bill was defeated by a groundswell of opposition. People wrote, faxed, emailed and phoned in such numbers against the bill that there was a 14 vote swing from support to opposition. Did you know that the Congress' phone system crashed because of the volumn of calls.
Normally, they don't listen because not enough of us speak up. But, when we do we scare the heck out of them and they listen.
Yes it can help. Time to call & write to enforce our labor & immigration laws.
It helps to a certain point.
I know that most here are saying that it stopped that immigration bill. But in reality...this bill had no chance of passing with or without your letters.
Businesses and politicians secretly want illegals here for their own agendas.
Yes it does. Operation kill bill round one and two were a success thanks to angry Americans calling,writing and faxing.
Yes, politicians DO pay attention. No, I'm not saying they read everything, but they are aware of what interests their constituents.
I wrote a letter to one of my senators and got a phone call from one of his aides. Nothing came of the issue that I wrote about so I will vote against him in the next election.
Yes! The more the better!
Yes it can help. Elected officials are just that--elected. If they displease their voters back home too many times, they are not re-elected. (Post politicians also have huge egos.)
The recent failure of the amnesty bill is a relevant example. Grassfire and other organizations got citizens to sign petitions, email, call, etc. ANd the congress reversed the direction they were going.
I wrote, emailed and called all of my representatives. I wrote, emailed and called the white house. Heck YOUR representatives probably heard from me too. I didn't limit myself to Texas!
And the next time: I'll do it again.
Yes it works, when we flooded their offices with calls, e-mails, and faxes, they knew we were serious and as a result the amnesty bill failed to pass.
Look at what happened to the amnesty bill !!!!
YES, keep it up
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