Postcard Politics
Citizens, Speak. - Join the Postcard Activists!
The most effective way to communicate your opinions.
---------------------------- How do you contact your political representatives these days? --------------------------------------
- Email?: Some representatives only take email from their own constituents or contributors even though they are dealing with broader issues.
- Phone?: It's frequently difficult to get through or get someone to make your point to, and your call may be ignored or forgotten as soon as the call ends.
- In Person: Next to impossible unless it's between sessions.. Especially if the issue is imminent.
- Surface Mail: Security restrictions can leave your letter in the mail room for days or even weeks after the issue is addressed.
Why not try postcards, instead?
---So pick something relevant, state your opinion, and get it in the mail.---
Postcards are the best way to tell your representative: "I wish you were HERE (to hear from me)"
---------------------------- How do you contact your political representatives these days? --------------------------------------
- Email?: Some representatives only take email from their own constituents or contributors even though they are dealing with broader issues.
- Phone?: It's frequently difficult to get through or get someone to make your point to, and your call may be ignored or forgotten as soon as the call ends.
- In Person: Next to impossible unless it's between sessions.. Especially if the issue is imminent.
- Surface Mail: Security restrictions can leave your letter in the mail room for days or even weeks after the issue is addressed.
Why not try postcards, instead?
- You can send them to anyone, including any representative from any district or location.
- They command attention - Everybody that sees a postcard reads it, especially picture postcards, it's human nature.
- No filtration or blocking of your message by the staff. No 'security handling' delays in the mail room.
- Your opinion will be delivered. The recipient has to handle them in some way, they cannot be completely ignored.
- Low cost. Current postage is 28 cents and most postcards cost pennies, or make your own from card stock.
-[Note: USPS size limits: Minimum: 3-1/2 inches high by 5 inches long by 0.007 inch thick / Maximum: 6 inches long by 4-1/4 inches high.]
---So pick something relevant, state your opinion, and get it in the mail.---
Postcards are the best way to tell your representative: "I wish you were HERE (to hear from me)"