Comments on: They Write Letters… http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:15:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: todd http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205345 todd Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:10:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205345 <p>Just faxed letters to everyone on the Judiciary Committee — the ones to the Repubs were less partisan than the ones to the Dems. As Christy and Jane said, it makes more of an impact if we each draft something unique to our own style. As an attorney, my letter will probably sound different than a school teacher’s. It feels good to feel like hopefully together we can make a difference!</p> Just faxed letters to everyone on the Judiciary Committee — the ones to the Repubs were less partisan than the ones to the Dems. As Christy and Jane said, it makes more of an impact if we each draft something unique to our own style. As an attorney, my letter will probably sound different than a school teacher’s. It feels good to feel like hopefully together we can make a difference!

]]> By: Norman Reuter http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205335 Norman Reuter Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205335 <p>No position yet from Nevada Senators Reid and Ensign. I urged that they reject S 2453. Both staffers did not seem overly familiar with the bill.</p> No position yet from Nevada Senators Reid and Ensign. I urged that they reject S 2453. Both staffers did not seem overly familiar with the bill.

]]> By: Paige http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205307 Paige Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:50:01 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205307 <p>As of about 4:30 EDT, Schumer had still not taken any public opinion on the matter. So I explained to the staffer why Schumer should vote against this bill.</p> As of about 4:30 EDT, Schumer had still not taken any public opinion on the matter. So I explained to the staffer why Schumer should vote against this bill.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205254 Adie Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:22:16 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205254 <p>busy here virtually all day w/ family stuff. Went well, folks back on the road, & me back to lurking.</p> <p>It’s been a BUSY day at FDL. I’m so proud of everyone.</p> <p>Can’t remember which post-er, but it tickled me so much that someone got a Sen. staffer interested in FDL. BRAVO!</p> <p>Thanks everyone! Specter must be sweating bullets, heh.</p> busy here virtually all day w/ family stuff. Went well, folks back on the road, & me back to lurking.

It’s been a BUSY day at FDL. I’m so proud of everyone.

Can’t remember which post-er, but it tickled me so much that someone got a Sen. staffer interested in FDL. BRAVO!

Thanks everyone! Specter must be sweating bullets, heh.

]]> By: Erin in Flagstaff http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205236 Erin in Flagstaff Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:10:40 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205236 <p>Called Sen. John Kyl’s (AZ) office. The staffer says Kyl hasn’t made a public statement yet and does not know how the senator will vote. Yeah, right. Kyl will do whatever Bush wants him to do. </p> <p>Passed my concerns along to the staffer. Who knows? It is an election year, maybe Kyl will surprise me, but that’s a forlorn hope.</p> Called Sen. John Kyl’s (AZ) office. The staffer says Kyl hasn’t made a public statement yet and does not know how the senator will vote. Yeah, right. Kyl will do whatever Bush wants him to do.

Passed my concerns along to the staffer. Who knows? It is an election year, maybe Kyl will surprise me, but that’s a forlorn hope.

]]> By: Adie http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205230 Adie Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:05:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205230 <p>slade at 169</p> <p>fellow OH-an! tw Diebold & our distinguished R-run mess here… ooogh!</p> <p>So happy to hear your take on Sherrod.</p> <p>I wrote him as well as the current R-crew, kind-of to give him a heads-up, in case he could use the issue in his campaigning.</p> <p>Would you want to call him? I haven’t heard back from him yet, but he’s usually awfully good in responding.</p> <p>WITH YOU all the way - SO hope he smothers DeW!</p> slade at 169

fellow OH-an! tw Diebold & our distinguished R-run mess here… ooogh!

So happy to hear your take on Sherrod.

I wrote him as well as the current R-crew, kind-of to give him a heads-up, in case he could use the issue in his campaigning.

Would you want to call him? I haven’t heard back from him yet, but he’s usually awfully good in responding.

WITH YOU all the way – SO hope he smothers DeW!

]]> By: todd http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205177 todd Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:40:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205177 <p>Put calls into Feinstein’s office — as noted, she does not support the bill; Boxer’s office — no position but I left my zip and the staffer asked me my views which I politely noted. She thanked me and said she’d pass them along. </p> <p>Someone above made what is I think a very good point: we are causing the Senators NOT on the Judiciary Committee to take notice of the bill and our views, even if it is off their immediate task list</p> Put calls into Feinstein’s office — as noted, she does not support the bill; Boxer’s office — no position but I left my zip and the staffer asked me my views which I politely noted. She thanked me and said she’d pass them along.

Someone above made what is I think a very good point: we are causing the Senators NOT on the Judiciary Committee to take notice of the bill and our views, even if it is off their immediate task list

]]> By: carolyn urban http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205152 carolyn urban Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:26:52 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205152 <p>Patrick Briggs, with handwritten letters, there may be a security delay if you send them through US mail. </p> <p>I have hand delivered letters to my Senators’ local offices with good result. I enclose the letter in an unsealed envelope. Staffers send it on to Washington - my impression is that they either fax it or send it in a priority delivery - because they imply the letter goes immediately to the Washington offices.</p> Patrick Briggs, with handwritten letters, there may be a security delay if you send them through US mail.

I have hand delivered letters to my Senators’ local offices with good result. I enclose the letter in an unsealed envelope. Staffers send it on to Washington – my impression is that they either fax it or send it in a priority delivery – because they imply the letter goes immediately to the Washington offices.

]]> By: *ilson46201 http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205140 *ilson46201 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:22:21 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205140 <p>Patrick — send snail mail to the local offices — DC mail gets bollixed up and quite delayed. A handwritten fax to DC is not inappropriate …</p> Patrick — send snail mail to the local offices — DC mail gets bollixed up and quite delayed. A handwritten fax to DC is not inappropriate …

]]> By: Patrick Briggs http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205135 Patrick Briggs Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:19:51 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/25/they-write-letters/#comment-205135 <p>I had heard that hand written letters were not effective only because of the security precautions that backlog mail to our representatives. The delay in their seeing it diminishes the impact…as I’ve understood it.</p> <p>Has something changed?</p> <p>Regards,</p> <p>Patrick</p> I had heard that hand written letters were not effective only because of the security precautions that backlog mail to our representatives. The delay in their seeing it diminishes the impact…as I’ve understood it.

Has something changed?

Regards,

Patrick

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