Comments on: Answering constituent mail, in the old days

By: 1sttofight

1sttofight — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:46:12 +0000

Hmmm, I sent my Senator, Richard Shelby(R. Al,) an email expressing my displeasure with the way he voted on a bill and received a very nice 3 page letter explaining why he voted the way he did signed in ink within a week.

By: Bernie S

Bernie S — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:54:40 +0000

It varies. I wrote both my senators and my congressman an email on an issue that concerned me. I received a direct response from one senator, pure boilerplate from the other, and what appeared to be a customized form response from the congressman (which I thought was approptiate, since the issue was one on which all three undoubtedly received a lot of constituent input).

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:49:46 +0000

My GOP congressmen, when I send him by email my concerns, has always received a letter that addresses my email. In fact, it is polite, and to the point. And it looks like most of it is NOT boiler plate.

By: kimsch

kimsch — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:23:47 +0000

Bill,
same with Melissa Bean. We’ve sent many missives and have received only the boilerplate letters that she posts on her site. Never once have we received an answer that addresses any of our issues.

By: Bill Beeman

Bill Beeman — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:31:43 +0000

Well, at least this, on its face, responds to the issue raised by the constituent. I’ve yet to receive a response from Senator Boxer that is not not completely off the subject.

By: w. rogers turner, jr.

w. rogers turner, jr. — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:30:21 +0000

I was a low level Congressional staffer in 89-90…I still have copies of some of the more colorful correspondence we received.