speak your mind on the internet gambling bill!

[Phil153]

With the amount of mail these guys get, it's far better to keep it short and sweet. Long form letters will have little effect IMO.

Something along the lines of:

Dear XXXXX,

I am writing to voice my opposition to the current legislation seeking to ban internet gambling. As Americans we have the right to spend our money on gambling if we wish, and I will be disappointed if you vote to curtail yet more of our freedoms.

However I strongly support laws to regulate the industry and I hope you do too.

Thank you for your time,

XXX

[sublime]

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With the amount of mail these guys get, it's far better to keep it short and sweet. Long form letters will have little effect IMO.

Something along the lines of:

Dear XXXXX,

I am writing to voice my opposition to the current legislation seeking to ban internet gambling. As Americans we have the right to spend our money on gambling if we wish, and I will be disappointed if you vote to curtail yet more of our freedoms.

However I strongly support laws to regulate the industry and I hope you do too.

Thank you for your time,

XXX

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seems too short and doesnt show the level of care you have for the issue. however, mine may be too long.

where are the rest of you? this is god damn more important than party support!

[NickMPK]

I used to intern for a US Senator, and when we would get letters or phone calls on a specific issue, we would keep a tally count in support and opposition. We would also send out response letters, but for each issue there was basically a form letter sent to supporters and one sent to opponents.

So basically, it doesn't matter how long the letter is as long as you make it clear what side you are on. The congressman will almost certainly only see how many letters he got on each side of an issue, and not the individual letters.

[sublime]

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I used to intern for a US Senator, and when we would get letters or phone calls on a specific issue, we would keep a tally count in support and opposition. We would also send out response letters, but for each issue there was basically a form letter sent to supporters and one sent to opponents.

So basically, it doesn't matter how long the letter is as long as you make it clear what side you are on. The congressman will almost certainly only see how many letters he got on each side of an issue, and not the individual letters.

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makes sense. does my letter make it clear which side i am on?