From: "Richard Bell" 
Subject: RE: [drakelist] Amateur Radio is second class


"Richard Bell"  made an utterence
to the drakelist gang
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I recall getting as many as 100+ emails daily, that were nothing but spam.
That still left about as many "real" email messages to review.  You try
reading several hundred email messages a day, gets old quick especially if
you notice many with exactly the same subject line (spam for sure!).

Email can be a valuable tool, at times, but I really think you are better
served writing a letter.  Notice I said writing and not copying some form
letter.   Even a note jotted on paper will wind up on someone's desk.

If you must email, keep it short and to the point.  State your position in
the very first sentence.

Don't accuse or flame but do back up your position with some facts.  Long
emails, and letters for that matter, tend to get tossed or ignored.

Do sign your document with your name and include your phone number as well
as your mailing address.  Please don't send anonymous mail.  That will
surely go no where.

Email is particularly useful when a matter is up for review or a vote.  The
officials will ask about the number of calls or emails supporting or
opposing a given issue.

If anyone wants to go offline and discuss this subject, I will be glad to do
it.  I don't want to take up the bandwidth even though it is important we
make known the threat to our hobby.



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Thom R. Lacosta [mailto:lacosta{at}bcpl.net]
Sent:	Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:54 AM
To:	Richard Bell
Cc:	Drake List; recipient list not shown:
Subject:	RE: [drakelist] Amateur Radio is second class

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, Richard Bell wrote:

>
> I have a sense of how this is "suppose to" work, after
spending 7 years as
a
> senior member of a constitutional officer's staff (no names are going to
be
> mentioned).  It takes a ground swell of support to change the direction of
> government, but it can be done.

Thanks for the information.....looks like a letter campaign and some phone
calls
may be in order.

Can you shed some light on the effectiveness of email to elected officials?
My two senators in Maryland basically ignore it, with canned autoresponders
that give you the impression that they are truly "Stealh Senators".

73
Thom-k3hrn

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