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On Sat, 16 Nov 2002 10:19:08 -0500
begin [EMAIL PROTECTED] spewed forth:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 09:06:02AM -0700, Collins wrote:
> > On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:33:22 -0800 Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > step
> >
> > Hey, this is simple! I hope everyone does it.
>
> I cut and pasted the text, modified for my own situation,
> and then printed copies of the letter for each my senators and
> representatives. I think snail mail may get more attention
> these days -- legislative offices are as flooded with spam
> as the rest of us (which makes me wonder why we don have better
> anti-spam legislation in place).
Because Senators and Representative don't read their e-mail (or their
snail mail either for that matter), they have paid serfs that do that kind
of grunt work. They codify letters categorically and present their boss a
pretty report that says: xxx constituents agree w/ blah, yyy constituents
disagree w/ blah, and include one or two of the better comments on each
side. If said senator doesn't have a large lobby breathing down his
throat (like RIAA, M$, etc.) and otherwise has no interest in topic blah
(i.e., his party doesn't have a defined position and no one has paid him
to have a position), then (s)he goes with the majority of constituents.
After all, we're talking about a politician here. It's not about you or
me, it's about numbers and/or favors. Period. So don't expect to see spam
legislation until the either the politicians actually start using their
own e-mail or the situation get so bad they're cut off from their
constituents because of it (or a big lobby gets behind said legislation).
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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Focus on the dream, not the competition.
-- Nemesis Racing Team motto
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