You elected them! They represent you! Yet some lawmakers don’t want to hear from you anymore and have set up technology to block your messages! They say your messages are spam.

Last month, Congressional offices began to adopt new software that blocks the delivery of email their constituents send from a wide range of nonprofit organization websites. The Internet has opened up democratic communication between millions of Americans and their elected representatives. This new, higher level of participaion should be welcomed, not disabled. It is the responsibility of those we elect to listen when we take the time to communicate about important issues. The ability to communicate with legislators is fundamental to our democratic process.

This method is widely used by a large number of organizations when mobilizing their constituents on important issues. It is one of the most effective ways to get a large and loud voice heard rapidly and accurately. It is now being treated as spam by the very people who should be encouraging the public to voice their opinions.

The following page has details on this significant issue. There is also a form that you can utilize to send your legislator a fax regarding this practice.

Don’t Block My Voice!