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General Interest => Open Free for All => Topic started by: miraclesofhope2 on November 29, 2003, 07:37:00 PM
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Hi:
I need to ask how possible it would be for those of you here to get as many writers
as possible together.
These letters will be going to congress but we need a very organized and concerted effort.
This effort is pertaining to making sure that they see that there is a true need for federal investigation into these programs.
As many parents and kids as possible, but all who have an interest in any level of justice and juveniles. I also need them to follow back up with me to make sure that I know it was sent. They can do this by cc"ing their letter or simply writing me.
It is important that we know the general response going in and it is also important for me to know an aproximate count.
I have an email list of the house.
I can either post this here or have you email me for it.
Thanks Denise
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Well, I've seen it done once or twice. Here are a couple of things that will help.
First, a paper letter sent by regular US mail is worth a dozen or more emails. Even with delays in processing, congresscritters well apreciate the level of interest needed to print, sign, stuff and stamp a real letter as opposed to just sending email.
It's a GOOD thing to encourage people to share their letters in order to inspire others, but it's a very, very bad thing for people to send a hundred copies of the same letter.
It's also very good to encourage ppl to stay well informed of current events related to your issue and to use them as hooks. "Honerable Mr. Smith, enclosed, please find a clipping from the NYT about ___ private juvenile facility. I spent 18 months in a very similar facility from 1998 - 2000..."
As far as getting people to report their correspondence, there's just no reliable way to do that. However, if you as your own rep's aid, they'll tell you roughly how much interest they've seen for the issue. If you find one day that your call is always directed to the same aid, that's a pretty good indication that the issue has generated enough interest to become an assignment in it's own right.
Keep copies of congresscritter responses and answer them! Even if they're form letters or other forms of brush off, answer what they say to you so they know you're paying attention.
If you want, I'll set up a forum specifically for this purpose which you may moderate. A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another; shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement
Thomas Jefferson
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How ever you feel best it will work.
My purpose for attempting to monitor
how many responses sent is to see where to go next. As a writer and a publisher I have access to literally hundreds of writers, but the true experts are those here.
I am only a messenger.
I also know that your words here will mean much more.
I can then back these up with lists of writers who are also professionals in the area of juvenile
justice.
What ever I can do to help you and if setting up its own forum is easiest.
I will follow your lead :smile: thanks again Denise