You have created a dilemma for me. In my soon-to-be-released book, State Legislatures: An Owner's Manual, I have a chapter on Legislature-Constituent Communications, in which I rank-order (not rank-choice) the types of communications one can send to a legislator. I state:
There is a hierarchy of communication methods. The communication le…
You have created a dilemma for me. In my soon-to-be-released book, State Legislatures: An Owner's Manual, I have a chapter on Legislature-Constituent Communications, in which I rank-order (not rank-choice) the types of communications one can send to a legislator. I state:
There is a hierarchy of communication methods. The communication levels from most effective to least are:
1. personal verbal communication
2. letters
3. personally written emails
4. cut-and-paste emails
5. computer-generated emails.
So, where would Skywolf fit in? Would it be 4B?
I also state, "These computer-generated emails are even more meaningless when they omit the sender's street address, suggesting that rather than getting an email from a constituent, the legislator could be getting one from someone across the country or around the world." So I hope Skywolf will have a place to insert the writer's street address.
You make good points. I’ll be interested in their response.
I hope you can help explain what’s going on with construction at the Senate. There is a note on the ACTV page that says it is temporarily unavailable. Does that mean no videos of committees next week? For both houses or just the Senate?
We have a field to insert your zip and it will show your city/state. I didn't turn it on for this one. The next thing we gotta do is get it to only target your actual lawmakers based on that zip code.
And it would fall into number 5 i guess, but the goal is to make you think it's a number 3.
Serious question: How many personal emails from constituents does it take for you to take notice of an issue?
One, if it makes a good point. However, there is a distinction between noticing an issue and taking a position on it. Many emails have brought issues to my attention, and I have run bills on them, especially HOA abuses. However, emails rarely change my mind, except on issues I am conflicted about (intellectually, not legally conflicted).
You have created a dilemma for me. In my soon-to-be-released book, State Legislatures: An Owner's Manual, I have a chapter on Legislature-Constituent Communications, in which I rank-order (not rank-choice) the types of communications one can send to a legislator. I state:
There is a hierarchy of communication methods. The communication levels from most effective to least are:
1. personal verbal communication
2. letters
3. personally written emails
4. cut-and-paste emails
5. computer-generated emails.
So, where would Skywolf fit in? Would it be 4B?
I also state, "These computer-generated emails are even more meaningless when they omit the sender's street address, suggesting that rather than getting an email from a constituent, the legislator could be getting one from someone across the country or around the world." So I hope Skywolf will have a place to insert the writer's street address.
Senator John Kavanagh
Thank, Dad! It seems you have become omnipotent. Get on with yourself!
Legislators ignore constituent correspondence unless there is a check attached to it. Prove me wrong.
Send me a letter with a money order instead of a check, and I will reply.
Senator John Kavanagh
Sen Kavanagh,
You make good points. I’ll be interested in their response.
I hope you can help explain what’s going on with construction at the Senate. There is a note on the ACTV page that says it is temporarily unavailable. Does that mean no videos of committees next week? For both houses or just the Senate?
They are supposed to be up by Monday. If not, call my office at 9AM and ask my assistant, Chase, to update that time. (602-926-5170)
We have a field to insert your zip and it will show your city/state. I didn't turn it on for this one. The next thing we gotta do is get it to only target your actual lawmakers based on that zip code.
And it would fall into number 5 i guess, but the goal is to make you think it's a number 3.
Serious question: How many personal emails from constituents does it take for you to take notice of an issue?
One, if it makes a good point. However, there is a distinction between noticing an issue and taking a position on it. Many emails have brought issues to my attention, and I have run bills on them, especially HOA abuses. However, emails rarely change my mind, except on issues I am conflicted about (intellectually, not legally conflicted).