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Why not just send a copy of this to our Congressmen? Certainly makes a good point. Could it shame them into action? Nah! It would just give them the idea about a $100 mil rec center! > Hilary.... > > I picture your scenario from a different perspective: > > Three congressmen get into an elevator - along with > their assorted gofers, flunkies, a couple of AIDS > activists, including Elizabeth Taylor (talk about > being "Johnny-on-the-spot," THAT'S one heck of a > cohesive group!) and the mistress of one of the > congressmen, who's disguised as a highly paid > secretary, even tho she has never in her entire life > typed faster than 20 words a minute. > > Congressman "A" (speaking to no one in particular): > " I got 17 emails today from some poeple asking > someting about the "Udall Bill" > > Congressman "C": The Udall Bill?? Isn't that the group > that demands that all animals pastured next to interstate > highways must be clothed?" > > Congressman "B": No... the Udall Bill is to give money > to research that old peoples disease where they shake > a little. I got some form letters from them." > > Flunkie 1: "Well old people don't have much clout > when it comes to a vote" > > Flunkie 2: "So they shake a little. They're OLD. > Old people are SUPPOSED to shake a little." > > Gofer #!, (as entire group nods: "Right, Skippy! > > Congressman "B": And anyway, none of US are > old - heck, I'm barely 50! And my ..... uhhhhh...... > secretary here, Tiffany Brittany is just 22 (Tiffany > Britanny blushes becomingly). so it'd be YEARS > and YEARS before any of US would ever come > down with an old person's disease - we have > plenty of time to deal with those Udall Bill crackpots." > > Elevator doors open to $100,000,000.00 > Congressional work-out center and all exit. > > Who, ME a skeptic? > > Batb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 1:51 AM > Subject: Re: action > > > >Do we really need another organization? Cant we just work through > our local > >support groups, whatever their affiliation, and use the list to > coordinate > >activities, > >i.e. set aside day x, or week y > > for letter writing > > or for signature collecting > > so that all the senators and congressmen will be receiving > letters on the > >same day or petitions handed in on the same day. USe Parkinson's > Awareness > >Month as the time to collect petition signatures and then hand > them in during > >the Pan forum - that is more or less how it works already. If we > could do > >something similar with letters and emails and faxes - where the > whole contr. > >acts in concert - the effect could be overwhelming. Or would they > even notice. > >I mean picture the scene. > >Two congressman waiting for the elevator. Conga. A says, "I got > 17 letters > >about the udall bill today". > > And his friend says, "Only 17 ! why, I got 23. > >They get in the elevator and Senator x is there. He asks, "Have > you fellows > >also be inundated with letters about the udall bill? D--n > Parkeis, got nothing > >else to do but write letters all day. Why arent they out > working? If they > >can write letters, they can go and get a job." > >THen congressman A says, "With all due respect sir, there is a > bit of a > >difference between writing one letter and getting a job". THe > elevator reaches > >the cafetaria level. THe senator snorts . - > >"Hrumph', and all three exit the elevator. > > > >Hilary Blue > > > >Ann Dorsa wrote: > >> > >> They wouldn't dare ignore us if we were coalesced into a > >> national network, instead of an individual here, there, > >> and everywhere--we don't have clout that way--and I'm not > >> proposing to become another organization, but a > >> grass-roots network of regional leaders? contact points? > >> reaching out to our local "sphere of influence" to > >> mobilize and support whatever grass roots efforts are > >> required for a given purpose, i.e., letter writing at a > >> critical time, petition drives, whatever. Let's connect! > >> > >> What do you think? > >> > >> Charlotte > >> > you can just email them if you'd like...they are really quick > to > >> > respond....Joan > >> > [log in to unmask] or contact Micke Claeys at > >> > [log in to unmask] > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: Nita Andres <[log in to unmask]> > >> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 6:19 PM > >> > Subject: Re: action > >> > > >> > > >> > > Yes I know the feeling about the senators. I must have a > very unusual > >> > > legislator. I just don't know what else to do. I will try > to find PAN's > >> > number > >> > > and call sometime tomorrow. They have always encouraged us > to write. > >> > Another > >> > > letter to the president can't hurt. Thank you for > responding. , Nita > >> > > > >> > > Joan Hartman wrote: > >> > > > >> > > > I, too,have written....three times to Senator Finestein > with no response > >> > or > >> > > > acknowledgement and the first time to Cong. Packard who > did acknowledge > >> > my > >> > > > letter with a letter of his own with incorrect info in > it re Udall > >> > > > funding...PAN helped me correct his misinformation which > I did send to > >> > him > >> > > > but I have yet to hear back...I also wrote the White > House with no > >> > > > ackowledgment...Joan Hartman > >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > > > From: Clare Wilson <[log in to unmask]> > >> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > >> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:35 PM > >> > > > Subject: Re: action > >> > > > > >> > > > > In a message dated 8/24/99 9:06:39 AM Mountain Daylight > Time, > >> > > > > [log in to unmask] writes: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > << have no idea how to organize this group into > political activists > >> > so I > >> > > > > am asking that you write. >> > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Nita, I have been following the formatted letters > suggested by PAN > >> > > > > and written to my congressmen about the Udall funding > several times. > >> > > > Also, > >> > > > > PAN developed a "letter to the editor" which I adapted > and sent > >> > > > > recently to one of our newspapers....have never had a > reply from the > >> > > > > congressmen, except to acknowledge my input, and > continue to check > >> > > > > the editorial page to see if my letter is printed. The > PAN letters > >> > are so > >> > > > > easy to use and my total time spent in preparation per > mailing is l > >> > hour. > >> > > > > I'm sure all these letters are in the archives for all > of us to use. > >> > > > > Clare Wilson > >> > > > > > >> > > >