When contacting any senator or congressperson

Some good advice there. I wish it were run like my state's legislature, I think we are the only state in the union still doing this but we have a citizen legislature, we do thing s a little differntly here. there are no offices in the state house, if the members are lucky enough to be on a committee, they have a drawer in a committe room but they mostly work from home and recieve only several hundred bucks a year sallery, they all have regular jobs. So when I call my state rep, I am calling them at home or in the case of small towns like mine, just knocking on their door, lol. In addition to this, anyone can speak in a legislative session, get legislation introduced, ask questions on the floor about legislation, argue in favor of or against it, etc Imagine Pelosi's face with a constituant knocking on her door? Or standing up in the middle of a congressional session to tell her how beyond rediculous a bill is?

I have heard from many people (one who worked in a congressman's office) that emails are chosen randomly and the rest are deleted. On some days, a staffer just deletes everything if they're busy. Phone calls are the best because if you can tie up the lines so that nobody can get anything done, it makes an impression--cut off the source of making money (the phone) and they will listen. Always tell them you won't re-elect them if they don't listen to you and you don't see results. Not getting re-elected scares the pants off 'em because it cuts off their source of graft and ripping off the taxpayer.

Hi spalladino: I have contaced my Senators & House Representatives many times on different issues. I don't think I am more politically active in my community than some, but I do take notice to politics and feel more of us should be contacting them. Any way we contact them is better than not at all. I can't say I've called them on the phone, but have visited their offices although I primarily write via email. I've even sent emails to the White House. I always received responses to my messages from the Senate, House, and President's Office. Not to say that I was completely happy with the responses I got, but I received responses none the less. I can remember one time, and you'll probably remember this too, with the Elias Gonzalez media frenzy. I didn't think tax payer money should have been used to offer them money to stay here in the United States. So, I wrote to my Senator, Congressmen, and President. That was quite a while ago, but I do recall getting a response that was more of a form letter, than an answer. Needless to say, I wasn't surprised at this answer, which in true politician form, didn't give a hint on their stand on the issue, or if my opinion would matter. In the end, it worked out the way it was supposed to. I hate to see what the public's response would have been otherwise. I have never thought to contact them the way you are saying, as I didn't really see any need. Nor have I had any instances where my messages were deleted without response. I suppose it depends on who you are writing to. Take care...