[TheEngineer]

Hi,

Thanks for the PM.

First of all, I wish you remind everyone that our goal really isn't to try to write the perfect letter. It's to tell your senators and rep what you as a voter believe. I mention this because I don't want others to read the "fancy" letters in this thread and decide they have to wait until they have time to write the perfect letter, as time isn't a luxury we have. It's far better to simply write "I support IGREA because I should be able to spend my money how I want" than to wait a month or two to compose the perfect letter...one that will be read primarily to figure out what you want so it can be recorded in some politician's Access databases as a single checkmark.

I personally write longer letters because I distribute them around to many recipients and I post them on a few sites. I also reuse these on a few letters and on a few Internet posts. If I weren't doing these activities, I'd not write anything more than a paragraph or two, especially for my first letter on the issue.

That being said, it's a very good letter overall. The main thing I noticed is that you wrote about IGREA, but you make points against it in your letter, inclcuding the one against casinos and gambling. You also discuss poker as skill, which is not part of IGREA. I guess you intending to write this in favor of Wexler's skill game letter? If so, change the name of the legislation and it will generally be fine.

Where you discuss your personal feelings for casinos and gambling, I don't think it adds value to the letter as-is. Again, just my personal opinion. I think I'd either put something after that about my strong feelings about personal freedom and why I think people should be allowed to spend their own money as they choose, or I'd delete it.

I'd list James XXX's credentials as well (not a biography -- either accreditations after his name or "Dr." before).

"Internet" is capitalized.

Permafrost already mentioned Rep. Frank's name.

All-in-all, a very nice letter. Please remember to send it to your senators as well.