[MLUG] calling vs. other methods (WAS: RE: net neutrality - what you can do)

["Pottinger, Hardy J." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

In this instance, calling is your best bet, because of the timing.
Things are going to happen this week or next, and decisions on where an
individual senator is going to come down on this issue are being made
right now.

If you are considering calling, in addition to urging them to support
the Snowe/Dorgan bill (S. 2917), actually try to get them to tell you
their position on Net Neutrality, and in particular, how they plan to
vote on the Snowe/Dorgan bill. Asking them for a position forces them to
consider their position, or at least their public stance. It's entirely
different than just telling them how you feel.

FYI, in general, the thinking on contact methods goes: the costlier the
method of communication, the bigger impact it will have on a politician.
A phone call gets tallied, just like a letter or fax. In the end,
though, it's a wash: if you really want to get their attention, you need
to speak with them (or a staffer) in person (and the more of you who
show up, the better). The next most-noticed method would be a fed-ex/UPS
letter. Those go through an entirely different triage system.

--Hardy  

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