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January 18th, 2005

02:52 pm - Write a letter to my congressman
I want to write a letter to my congressman. I don't know which one yet: you'll help decide that. But I want to make sure that I get a lot into it, and I want to do something fun.

So, what I would like to do is write a letter using LJ. You each get one sentence. Post it in the comments. If you see a thought you'd like to continue, reply to that comment to make a paragraph. I'll close it out in two days and send it to whomever the letter seems like it would most be appropriate to send to.

I'll also post any reply I receive.

So I'll start you all out with the first comment. Take it from there.
Current Mood: curious

curious
Current Music: "Just an Old Truth Teller", -JB

Tags: activism, amusement

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Comments:

From:	chronarchy
Date:	January 18th, 2005 08:04 pm (UTC)

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I'm writing you this letter to talk about some of the concerns my friends and I have regarding the direction our government is headed.

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From:	unnamed525
Date:	January 18th, 2005 08:46 pm (UTC)

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The fundamental duty of a government is to protect the liberties and lives of those legally within its borders.

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From:	ravenlaughing
Date:	January 18th, 2005 10:30 pm (UTC)

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However, it is also the duty of a government to see that its citizens do not trade freedom for safety. As ben Franklin said, he who does so deserves neither.

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From:	bean_drui
Date:	January 19th, 2005 12:14 am (UTC)

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We live in a modern age, and as such we need a government fit for modern people, not one based on scare-tactics and empty threats.

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From:	singingwren
Date:	January 19th, 2005 05:03 am (UTC)

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We need a government that is prepared to admit mistakes, honor strengths, and take what it has learned from the past to build the future -- a future in which Americans need no longer fear the jeopardy of their civil rights.

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From:	bread_sandwich
Date:	January 18th, 2005 08:07 pm (UTC)

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As a tax-paying red blooded American citizen I feel that the time has come to take strong action in this matter if we are to set a strong example to the rest of the world.

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From:	3starsinmyeyes
Date:	January 18th, 2005 10:17 pm (UTC)

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(who currently are our congressmen? I feel rediculous that I don't even know)

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From:	chronarchy
Date:	January 18th, 2005 11:17 pm (UTC)

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Senate Members
Mike DeWine (R-OH)
George Voinovich (R-OH)

House Members
Steve Chabot (R-OH-1)
Rob Portman (R-OH-2)
Michael Turner (R-OH-3)
Michael Oxley (R-OH-4)
Paul Gillmor (R-OH-5)
Ted Strickland (D-OH-6)
David Hobson (R-OH-7)
John Boehner (R-OH-8)
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10)
S. Tubbs Jones (D-OH-11)
Patrick Tiberi (R-OH-12)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH-13)
Steven LaTourette (R-OH-14)
Deborah Pryce (R-OH-15)
Ralph Regula (R-OH-16)
Tim Ryan (D-OH-17)
Bob Ney (R-OH-18)

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From:	3starsinmyeyes
Date:	January 18th, 2005 11:53 pm (UTC)

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One of the girls I went to gradeschool with her dad used to be a congressman, and I was kinda curious to know if he still was, thanks for letting me know though ;)

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From:	rfunk
Date:	January 19th, 2005 02:28 am (UTC)

your congressman

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Maybe I'm too picky, but I believe your congress(wo)man is either Pryce or Tiberi. DeWine and Voinovich are Senators, not Congressmen, and the others represent districts other than yours.

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From:	nontacitare
Date:	January 19th, 2005 03:37 am (UTC)

Re: your congressman

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According to my desk encyclopedia, Congress "consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives." Thus, both representatives and Senators are congresspeople.

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From:	rfunk
Date:	January 19th, 2005 03:52 am (UTC)

Re: your congressman

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Senators are traditionally supposed to be shown greater respect by giving them the more specific title.

con·gress·man
Pronunciation: 'kä[ng]-(g)r&s-m&n
Function: noun
: a member of a congress; especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

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From:	unnamed525
Date:	January 19th, 2005 09:52 am (UTC)

Re: your congressman

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The Representative for my zipcode (43202, 15th District) is Deborah Pryce. Unfortunately, the Disctricts are so jerrymandered that the people who voted Democrat in the Presidential election have a good chance of being outnumbered in a Congressional election.

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