[CS-FSLUG] website petitions

[Ed Hurst]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:01:16 -0500, Frank Bax <fbax at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Does anyone know where to find stats for effectiveness of website  
> petitions?  I'm guessing at ratios in following paragraph...
>
> I once heard that a visit to your government representative was  
> "equivalent" to a few hundred phone calls.  A phone call was  
> "equivalent" to a few hundred letters.  Hand written letters were  
> "worth" more than a typed one (too easy to simply copy and add a  
> signature).  Petitions have less value again.  I'm guessing internet  
> petitions are nearly worthless.  The general idea is that the more  
> inconvenient it is for you to make your voice known, the more notice is  
> taken by the recipient.

My contacts with various legislators back when I taught US Government said  
pretty much the same thing as you have there. That's why lobbyists living  
in DC have all the influence.


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