Re: Maryland House of Delegates
Ellen Paul (epaul@dclink.com)
Fri, 05 Mar 1999 14:38:25 -0500
Kudos and thanks to all of you who have e-mailed and written your
legislators. It is definitely much appreciated. I hope every single
person reading MdOsprey does exactly the same thing RIGHT THIS VERY
MINUTE if you haven't done so already (assuming you are opposed to the
bill).
NO ONE has an excuse for not writing to his/her legislators. Go to
http://mlis.state.md.us. If you already know who your senator/delegates
are, you can e-mail them right from the website. There are only a few
who don't have e-mail; for those you will have to write a regular
letter. If you don't know who your representatives are, you can go to
the button for finding a legislator, and there is a form to fill in your
address, and it will tell you who they are.
And get a non-MdOsprey friend to do the same.
Let me say again that this wasn't directed to anyone individual. And
the only ones who should feel ashamed of themselves are those who can't
even be bothered to e-mail their reps. The point of my message is that
(a) it seems improbably to me that only two of us could get to Annapolis
when hundreds have been able to get to St. Mary's City which is a much
longer drive than Annapolis, and it's obvious that many people have been
able to get there on weekdays, meaning that either they don't work, or
they can take the time off from work to see a bird
(b) it's hard to persuade legislators that birders are a big factor when
only 2 people show up and (c) we need our organized representation such
as ANS in there fighting with us.
Ellen
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Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Mailto:epaul@dclink.com
Ornithological Council Website: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds"