To Adina:
Thanks for responding. Emails from a member’s constituents are influential, particularly when received in significant numbers. Most members give them the same status as regular mail ( and those who don’t risk becoming former members rather quickly). E mails from outside the member’s district are generally not influential.
I suggest that you focus on Texas members. Lamar Smith from Austin is chair of the IP subcommittee on House Judiciary--a very important position. Sheila Jackson-Lee from Houston sits on that committee. In the House Commerce Committee where HR 107 is pending, I could use the support of Gene Green from Houston. Joe Barton is already a cosponsor, but I could use help in presuading Ralph Hall to support the bill. getting any member of the House to cosponsor , whether he or she serves on a relevant committee is helpful.
I wouldn’t worry about starting a PAC. Just communicating with members of Congress from texas would be great.
» posted by Rick Boucher on Aug 10 04 at 7:34 PM