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Hey folks,
It's great that people are contacting politician's offices and letting their opinions be known. As I've been told many times, they actually do keep track of the opinions that they hear.
There's a very important feature in this process, though: how you go about contacting the office determines how much weight your opinion gets.
An email is fast and easy to do. Thus, it doesn't rate much. Same thing with those form letters some groups want you to sign and send in.
On the other hand, a handwritten letter is going to demonstrate much more concern on your part, and will rate a much higher emphasis in the office.
As I understand it, a handwritten letter is weighted as demonstrating the opinion of about 10 individuals - 9 of which were too lazy to put pen to paper.
Phone calls to the constituency office also rate highly - again, because it takes time and effort, and so most people can't be bothered.
- CD
It's great that people are contacting politician's offices and letting their opinions be known. As I've been told many times, they actually do keep track of the opinions that they hear.
There's a very important feature in this process, though: how you go about contacting the office determines how much weight your opinion gets.
An email is fast and easy to do. Thus, it doesn't rate much. Same thing with those form letters some groups want you to sign and send in.
On the other hand, a handwritten letter is going to demonstrate much more concern on your part, and will rate a much higher emphasis in the office.
As I understand it, a handwritten letter is weighted as demonstrating the opinion of about 10 individuals - 9 of which were too lazy to put pen to paper.
Phone calls to the constituency office also rate highly - again, because it takes time and effort, and so most people can't be bothered.
- CD