Any Texans on this board need to contact their State Representative and Senator immediately to let them know who CCHR is and what they do. Fortunately, CCHR has given us the information we need to find out who to contact.
There is a publication called "The Yellowbooks"
LOOK HERE
Leadership Directories, They are expensive.. but invaluable. One is called The State Yellowbook. I was fortunate, as, living inside the beltway
some of my pals worked at Lobby firms,(< goodread) and one of them explained to me: "Arnie, you need THIS" and dropped one of the expired editions in my hands... When I looked inside what I found blew me away... and here is ONE story of how I used them:
In 1997 when Sen Enzi of Wyoming was pushing with Sen D'Amato NY to sponsor legislation to condemn Germany for placing $cientology on a list of organization that are considered a threat to democracy... I used the Congressional yellowbook to mail information, and diskettes to every one each of their staffers, and each one of their office locations... who are all listed in the Congressional Yellowbook by name. I got some good replies, and even was contacted by people working for D'Amato's opposition iun the senate race.
Everyone told me there is no use opposing D'Amato NY..and everyone knew he was as outstandingly corrupt as Sen Enzi of Wyoming was known as a simpleton.
1) Using the STATE LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY, - it listed all the HOME addresses of ever sitting Wyoming state legislator!
Well, I mailed out postcards (Oh and the
lobby friends said mailing out postcards are best because ones with juicy dirt in them get passed around by everyone in the office and talked about at lunch... and there is more chance the elected official will hear of your cause if everyone in the office knows about it) Plus the 'little people' LOVE to get mail addressed to THEM by name, it idicated that person writing them isnt some YAHOO living in a trailer, but someone who can afford "THE CONGRESSIONAL YELLOWBOOK"
You guys get my drift?Anyway Every sitting legislator got a postcard:
"Ask your US Senator Enzi, why does he sponsor HR 324
which supports a SATANIC CULT?
Weblink LINK to a page about $cientology
some more one liners
Why do Cowboys like cults?
a satanic cult
WWW.LERMANET.COM
I did the same to D'Amato but worded for a more urban public
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The legislation never got out of committee
This is a very long story
The key is, SOMEBODY needs to do this... anyone interested should PM me if they have questions
but THE LEADERSHIP DIRECTORIES are how you can get something done... even if it helps a little... its better than throwing more chaff into the windstorm of debris blowing through every elected officials office.
There is also a FEDERAL yellowbook, and a NON PROFIT YELLOWBOOK etc etc
Bright idea: DO I like I did, contact some corporate legislative offices, Like.. ahh Seagrams for instance, thats who helped me, but actually it was gal I knew working there...she is retired now, tell them who you are and why you are calling and ask if they might send you their copy of the yellow book when the new one arrives..Sure you may have 5% bad addresses, but you just saved $500
Get familiar with the different ones so you are asking for the right ones and dont sound like a hayseed. And there will be lobbysist IN the bigger law firms near the Statehouse in Texas, that you should sweet talk for their old STATE yellowbooks