> > If you can not make the testimony or write your own personalized letter, I > > ask you to take the 30 seconds to fill out this form letter. > > > > http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/candrcomment.htm > > > > Every little bit helps, and if you do not fish for steelhead, someday you > > might. And let me tell you that there is nothing like a screaming wild > > steelhead on the end of your line.
Actually folks, postcards, form letters and websites like this don't amount to much more than a sneeze in turning politicians or beaurocrats heads. First off, being able to verify that everyone of the "entries" are valid, I can only guess how many folks have entered illegimate entries at Piscatorial Pursuits. As to the form letters that seem to be everywhere, just how many will need to be read before someone realizes that the last 25 letters are identical? And emailed in? I have 4 different and valid email addresses, so I could vote 4 times by email, and if it weren't for my sig, you might think I lived in Boston. And, quite frankly, just becase my sig says Kirkland, does mean that I really am there, I may be in Boston. The only real way to sway anyone's mind with a letter writing campaign is to write a good, individual letter, even if it only says "I support Catch and Release of Wild Steelhead", sign it, and if you are me, attach your WILD ID#. I say all this from the experience of being on several environmental groups and that I still work for the government. Environmental groups need to be smart about lobbying practices, and doing a letter writing campaign well is one of the good signs that they are on their way to political savviness. So either get on the bus, or write a good individual letter, but don't clog the poor guys email or mail box with form letters. They get them by the pound, and shread them by the ton. A letter can take 5 minutes by pen, or an hour to describe how important the issue is to you. Now, I am going back to my letter. Rob -- Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
