Response from Representatives in Congress
I want to share what would be a funny group of incidents if the issue was not so serious. I have contacted Senator Dole five times about illegal immigration. A couple of the letters were petitions from a website and some were personal emails. I received a reply several weeks ago and it SOUNDED like a form letter. Then, 2 weeks ago, I received THREE letters from her on the SAME DAY! EVERY SINGLE ONE was the exact same letter. I was FURIOUS. So, I made copies of all four of the letters, wrote her a personal note telling her what I thought of her as my Senator and, one day last week I received a call from some aide in her office. He said that they receive thousands of letters a day on this "hot button issue" and that she couldn't possibly answer every one individually!! I told him that, for the most part, each letter dealt with different issues on the subject. Then, yesterday, another letter came from Senator Dole. I thought that MAYBE she finally got the message from that last correspondence and that this would be a personal response to my complaint. Guess what?? It was the EXACT same form letter as the first four!!! Is this the kind of representation we need in Washington?
I have also written Senator Burr at least 3 times and have yet to even hear back from him.
BUT, I have written Congressman Coble several times and, each time, I get a PERSONAL response from him addressing each issue I have brought up. I might not always agree with his responses but, by jingo, at least he RESPONDS to his constituents. So, for those in his district, keep this in mind IF he runs for reelection. :x
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Originally Posted by Bootsie
I want to share what would be a funny group of incidents if the issue was not so serious. I have contacted Senator Dole five times about illegal immigration. A couple of the letters were petitions from a website and some were personal emails. I received a reply several weeks ago and it SOUNDED like a form letter. Then, 2 weeks ago, I received THREE letters from her on the SAME DAY! EVERY SINGLE ONE was the exact same letter. I was FURIOUS. So, I made copies of all four of the letters, wrote her a personal note telling her what I thought of her as my Senator and, one day last week I received a call from some aide in her office. He said that they receive thousands of letters a day on this "hot button issue" and that she couldn't possibly answer every one individually!! I told him that, for the most part, each letter dealt with different issues on the subject. Then, yesterday, another letter came from Senator Dole. I thought that MAYBE she finally got the message from that last correspondence and that this would be a personal response to my complaint. Guess what?? It was the EXACT same form letter as the first four!!! Is this the kind of representation we need in Washington?
I have also written Senator Burr at least 3 times and have yet to even hear back from him.
BUT, I have written Congressman Coble several times and, each time, I get a PERSONAL response from him addressing each issue I have brought up. I might not always agree with his responses but, by jingo, at least he RESPONDS to his constituents. So, for those in his district, keep this in mind IF he runs for reelection. :x
That's pretty much the norm with these clowns. You email/fax/phone them and they either send you a form letter or a canned email message saying the same stuff over and over again.
Here's another thing that will make your blood boil. I went over to the Hold their feet to the fire lobbying effort yesterday. I was in a group of about 4 people. 500 or more showed up overall. Our group must have went to about 5 reps and 10 senators offices. It didn't matter where we went. We were getting the proverbial blow off left and right. Their excuses were "oh we're too busy" "nobodies here" "everyones at a meeting". How convenient right? Even some snotty spokeshole for Rep Mark Green WI stated that it's their policy that they only talk to constituents from WI (which was bs because almost everyone their was out of state). I respond to this spokeshole by telling her that's bs because you and I both know that if some lobbyist came in with a boatload of cash wanting to promote his/her agenda then I'm sure you would magically come up with a way for him/her to be able to talk to a real person. Still didn't get anywhere, but at least I said what I wanted to say. It's all I could do not to ring one of their stinkin necks. These spokesholes are so arrogant too. They think because they work for some crappy congressman in DC as an intern that they are somebody. Let me tell you that they are nothing. Absolutely nothing. Most of these clowns make about 20 to 30K a year if that and they usually live in an apartment either in DC or Crystal City VA rooming with about 5 to 6 people just to make rent. Yet they work for a congressman and they think they can treat us like crap. They know we are fed up with this issue and they still think they can run and hide. They don't want to talk about this issue. They'll ask to take down your contact info thinking you'll get a return phone call from someone important from their office. Don't fall for it because it won't happen. They don't care about anyting, but where they plan on getting drunk that night and who to sleep with in bed.
If any of you are at this Hold their feet to the fire, it has to be no holds barred from here on out. You tell these filthy verminous spokesholes that even if your not a constituent that you are a tax paying citizen, you pay their salaries to control the borders and enforce our laws and you want a return on that investment you pay in taxes. You tell them that you have traveled thousands of miles to speak with them concerning the negative impacts of mass immigration legal and illegal and that not only do you demand to talk to a real person, but that you won't leave their office until you do. Don't let these idiots blow you off anymore. Have them treat you with the same respect as they treat a paid lobbyist even if it kills them. Tell them how concerned you are with this issue, tell them enough of the bs, enough with the form letters and their lipservice to this issue and that you demand real action that is representative of the people by the people and for the people. That's all.
Sorry I can't go today or tommorow because of work, although I wish I could. If any of you go, good luck and you not only now, but from here on out truly Hold their feet to the fire and remind these bureaucrats who pays their salaries and who elects them into office.
Re: Response from Representatives in Congress
[quote="dman1200"][quote="Bootsie"]I want to share what would be a funny group of incidents if the issue was not so serious. I have contacted Senator Dole five times about illegal immigration. A couple of the letters were petitions from a website and some were personal emails. I received a reply several weeks ago and it SOUNDED like a form letter. Then, 2 weeks ago, I received THREE letters from her on the SAME DAY! EVERY SINGLE ONE was the exact same letter. I was FURIOUS.
I get so angry about such things as well, but for some reason your post made me LMAO.
Thanks for a much needed laugh therapy