Re: A letter from Senator Carper in Feb

[Guest guest]

This sounds like a " prepared " statement. Doesn't sound like he wrote

it.....

--- In , " ldelp84227 " <ldelp84227@...>

wrote:

>

> I received this letter from Senator Carper in Feb. I can't remember

> what I wrote, I will look it up in my files. I guess I mentioned

the

> Wall Street Journal article. I don't know if I posted this before,

> that was around when I was moving. I guess at least he answered so

I

> guess I will send him July's links of stories and Aug. so he can

see

> how many are affected.

>

[Guest guest]

Every response you're gonna get from a Congressional Rep/Sen on a general topic

is going to be 'prepared.' THANK GOD this guy's prepared statement is one that

recognizes the danger and the reality we all know personally. Senators have up

to MILLIONS of constituents (depending on the population of their state) - how

on earth could their answers on a general question be written individually?!

Representive democracy is not done by magic, it's done by elected human beings

who have staff to help them respond to the concerns and positions of those they

represent. That doesn't mean correspondence to them is for naught - letters get

read and counted and novel concepts highlighted.

It's kinda like the whole Santa Claus myth - one guy (or gal) can't get down

every chimney on the planet in one night...it takes all of us playing our role

to effect change.

~Haley

gsgrl2000 <gsgrl2000@...> wrote: This

sounds like a " prepared " statement. Doesn't sound like he wrote

it.....

>

> I received this letter from Senator Carper in Feb. I can't remember

> what I wrote, I will look it up in my files. I guess I mentioned

the

> Wall Street Journal article. I don't know if I posted this before,

> that was around when I was moving. I guess at least he answered so

I

> guess I will send him July's links of stories and Aug. so he can

see

> how many are affected.

>

~Haley

[Guest guest]

Yea I know the aids write this stuff. That is the problem you can't

get to talk to a real senator usually. And my aunt baby sat this

senator's kids while he was governor, but I have never been able to

talk to him personally. And Senator Biden in my state wants to be

president and I have talked and written his office many times. Once

I talked to his mom on the phone. I thought I was calling his home

number. And he lived right next door to my ex-step father when they

were kids. But I will keep trying.