"Sanctions are infanticide masquerading as policy." - Congressman David Bonior
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Politics/Congress NATIONAL APPROACHES If you would like to become involved in direct lobbying of Congress, contact Eric Gustafson at the Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC). Eric is a Gulf War vet who has been working diligently for several years lobbying members of Congress. Eric can be reached at EPICenter@igc.org, (202) 543-6176.
EPIC has been instrumental in the collecting of Congressional signatures on several items,
particularly (check these items to see where your member of Congress lines up):
In order to facilitate your contacting members of Congress, the following files will be helpful. Choose the one that best fits your email program. When you send a message to Congress, attempt to state your position in the "Subject" heading. That way it is more certain to be tallied. Also, I'd recommend putting the recipients on the "Bcc" (Blind carbon copy) line, so that all of the recipient names do not appear in the body of your message. By all means, contact your personal representative in a separate email (remove their email addresses from the lists below), and include your name and address. If you put your address in a bulk mailing, your message will often be ignored. Many members of Congress, for various reasons, will recognize only constituents. My philosophy is, however, if they are willing to take money from non-constituents, they have an obligation to listen to the views of non-constituents. Let your conscience be your guide.
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