Writing a Letter to Your Congressman - Keep it Short and Simple!

Many people are quite intimidated when writing letters to their congressman.
Some are worried that they might be put on a watch list, merely for contacting their elected representative.
Now, it may be true that you will be put on a watch list depending on what you write in a letter, or depending on what is going on in the country at the time.
After all, a Congressman has a lot of power, but don't you ever forget that they work for you, they are our elected representatives.
Additionally, as a US citizen, and a voter you have the God-given right to contact them and tell them what you think.
You are guaranteed this right in the Constitution of the United States of America.
If you have information, knowledge, or wish to ask a question of your Congressman you should write a letter, and expect a reply from a staffer who works the congressional office in your district.
When writing a letter to your Congressman you should keep it short and simple, to the point.
You should also remember that you are not alone in your district, and that there are others writing letters.
You should also realize that many of the bills that the congressmen are supposed to read are in excess of several thousand pages, and they have a limited amount of time, and a limited number of staffers to assist them in going through and reading all those bills.
If you are contacting a Congressman telling them to vote for or against a particular bill, at the time they should be reading it, you might be defeating the purpose.
Additionally, if you write a letter to your congressman you shouldn't expect a reply within 48 hours.
You must remember that it takes a while for the mail to get there and sometimes the letters stack-up and they have other projects are working on.
What you must realize is you need to keep it simple, and try to get your point across as fast as possible.
I hope you will please consider this.