[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ken's suggestion about AB 610 - a letter.
- From: Ken Tank <tanksr@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:54:16 -0700
>
> I have to completely disagree with #1. I think faxes (better than email),
> form letter or not are very effective. There are groups fighting or
> proposing other legislation that do this very effectively. I would be happy
> to direct you to a few websites (by the way, they make it very easy to do
> this and allow you to add or change the letter). What also is effective are
> petitions, so effective that certain groups in power now would like to stop
> them. A Democrat in our California legislature is currently proposing
> legislation to make it very difficult for grass roots groups (the citizens)
> to propose new legislation (or change existing).
> I have personally sent faxes to Barbara Boxer-D and Diane Feinstien-D (HSUS
> supporters) and received responses from both. The responses were form
> letters, but they did respond so somebody's reading the faxes.
>
> #2 - you have missed the point. People don't have time to read long emails
> and long poorly written bills full of legal jargon.
> #3 - If we unite we are not just 50 people.
>
> Everything you do, Stormy, is greatly appreciated, but you are one person.
> We need many.
>
> Ken
> 1. Legislators HATE form letters. They put them in the same
> category as spam sent to them. They would just prefer an email or a
> fax or a phone call with "Don't vote for this bill, with a couple or
> sentences in "their own words." Perhaps 5-10 years ago, form letters
> worked, but since CA AB 1634 when Fax machines jammed, many
> Legislative staff pull letters only from their own districts. Not
> all the legislators in not all states, but..... Many Phone calls are
> now put on "press one if you don't like the bill, press 2 if you like
> it." types of voice mail. There are some legislators that will
> measure stacks of letters to see which is higher thought I haven't
> seen much of that this year. Several of us Organization letter writers
> were not even included in opposition Analyses in this last CA session.
>
> 2. If somebody takes the time to read what is here, they will note
> that this bill will probably be amended. We have already been calling
> the Vet Board and the authors of the bill to explain the false and
> exaggerated claims. But (again written in what we sent), it's
> important for legislators and the VMB Board to know what was put there
> and why. .
>
>
> MORE importantly... every time a bill is amended, the
> legislators
> need a NEW letter explaining why the amendment did or did NOT fix the
> problem. If a new letter isn't forthcoming, the Bill's author will
> tell the committee that the objections to the bill went away. So two
> letters already for this bill
>
>
> 3. HSUS alone has lobbied for, or introduced hundreds of bills
> across the country. That doesn't include many of the local government
> bills which are HSUS influenced or introduced by ARlights and
> heavies. It would be an impossible task for an individual or 50
> individuals to keep up with the amendments, the movements to the other
> house and write a letter for each change and each movement of the
> thousands of bills introduced... and that doesn't even start to
> encompass the meetings and proposed meetings, adding in BSL ordinances
> and bills. And where would they be put? On line for everybody to
> see? Where? Who would do that uploading, updating daily?
>
>
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