Why not both? Can't we prepare a simple fact sheet on each? dan --- Mike Bradley <mbradley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > KISS, right? > > > Having done two sucessful legislative campaigns > for the NWU (one federal, > > one state), my experience is that direct lobbying > (meeting with) > > legislators by our members is very effective and > empowering. It not only > > has effect in influencing legislation but it helps > build and strengthen > our > > locals. But it is very difficult to get our > members to participate in > > direct lobbying, particularly when they do not > feel totally confident that > > they know all aspects of the issue and can handle > any question. It will be > > far easier to involve our members around the "no > offshoring of work paid > > for by our taxes" issue than around the federal > support of offshoring > issue. > > > > --bruce > > > > > > > >