ceengland(at)bellsouth.ne
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 Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: FAA MAY TAKE AWAY PANEL-MOUNT OPTION FOR PORTABLE |
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6440 Auto Parts wrote:
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Thanks Dave I will send my congressman an email on the
matter too. Even though I suspect it will go to their "deleted items"
folder. Or I may even send a letter but also suspect it will be filed by
one of their aids under "T" for trash can. Sad but probably true.
Randy
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I'd like to offer a personal experience related to 'calling your
congressman'.
Several years ago there was a bill in committee to fund cancer research.
Since my family has a very personal interest in cancer research, we
began a letter writing campaign to influence our congressman.
When my wife 1st contacted a staffer in DC about the bill, they weren't
even aware that it existed. Within a few weeks we had generated around
500 letters from friends & neighbors, *faxed* to the congressman's DC
office. (This was shortly after the 9/11 / anthrax hysteria & we were
informed that mailed letters took months to clear security & emails were
easily deleted.)
The receipt of around 500 faxes resulted in our congressman moving from
being unaware of the legislation to being a co-sponsor of the bill. The
staffer who spoke with my wife later told her that the bill had received
one of the strongest responses ever recorded in their office.
When you call or write (especially when you write & fax it in) the
staffers record your opinion basically with a check mark in the
'support' or 'oppose' column. With literally 99% of the population
totally unaware of this pending regulation & virtually all pilots
opposed to further regulation, a fax campaign of just a few hundred
letters from your state almost certainly would have a huge effect on how
your congressman votes.
Whenever I contact our congressmen/senators I make sure to tell them
that their vote influences my vote. After last November's elections,
you'd better believe they are paying more attention to the voters.
Charlie
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