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Originally Posted by Raymond
Letters are useless, get off your *** and show up for the vote. Contribute a day's pay to actually make it happen. What kind of **** show would 100 bay boats at the Capitol create?
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Writing letters or emails lets our representatives know how the people that vote for them feel about certain issues. We can then see how they vote on those issues (it is public record) and follow up accordingly. If a representative or senator gets hundreds of emails and letters on a certain issue they will take notice.
Being in the chamber when the vote takes place doesn't really do much for the success of the vote. Maybe the presence of a large crowd with signage could have some impact but that needs to be planned. I'm not even sure if spectators in the chamber are allowed to make public comment in the chamber or to the committees. I would hope that Rep. Dwight and others in favor of it will be able to speak intelligently about the benefits of the bill.
I don't think anyone will see 100 bay boats from the House or Senate chamber... I was at the capitol 2 weeks ago... Most of the parking is along river road and not even in sight of the building from the outside.