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Old 01-04-13, 10:02 AM   #150
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A lack of faith does not justify giving up and writing one single letter to one congressman is not a serious effort. It takes many letters to officials and the media, speaking up at town meetings, complaints to state ethics boards, in other words being a general pain in the butt (and this is the important part) being one that won't go away.

Those are the tactics that can and do bring results.
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is not a serious effort.
Sorry dad.

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It takes many letters to officials
It should only take one letter. Period

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in other words being a general pain in the butt
This should never be necessary. Pandering to be heard is nonsense. The last time I checked the elected officals work for the citizens. Unfortunately the self-serving elected officials believe it is the other way around.

I still have little faith.
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