Re: If you want to keep internet poker take 30 sec.......
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Of course, the fact that staffers -can- lose your comment if you irritate them is one of the reasons they seem to think they have some sort of real power or influence. But in the end, they're just opening the mail.
("Staffer," in this case, being one of those people with zero influence in the office and who's primary function is to try and stay awake during hearings, make copies and, yes, open the mail.
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I am under no illusion that I have any sort of real power or influence. 80% of my job is just processing mail. I've never even met the Senator that I work for. However, the people who answer the mail (not me) are the same people who write policy memos to the Senator, making recomendations on what legislation to support and what not to support. You're right, they go to the hearings, then they tell the Senator about the hearing and what they think should happen. Also, the people who open the mail are the same people who either leave or move up within a year.
What I resent is people making presumptions about something they don't really understand.
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