Like others pointed out above - don't make assumptions. It's completely non-productive. In fact, assuming what he will or won't do or even the effectiveness of writing to the president (or performing any other action to protest this bill) is COMPLETELY COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE.
By making an assumption that he won't read the letters, that he won't care about them or that he will vote for the bill will only cause others to NOT write those letters.
He may not care about snakes or like reptiles in general and one or two letters may not make much of a difference in his opinion. However, (and this part is to anyone thinking about writing or contacting the president) the more letters that we send, the better our chances will be in influencing him.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with writing to him now. Even if the bill takes months to reach his desk (perhaps if we are really blessed it won't even get that far) looking ahead at future (possible) outcomes and taking preemptive action is a GREAT idea. Being prepared can only help our cause.
To everyone out there who has an idea of how they can help - do it! There will always be people who will say that an idea isn't big enough to work but everything that can be done to protest this bill will help. The small actions will still be small but their cumulative affect can be VERY BIG! Many of us made calls or wrote letters and those by themselves are small actions, but the fact that so many of us did it made an impact. At this time it hasn't made enough of an impact, but keep it going.
Think outside of the box - someone mentioned contacting the aids that are responsible for researching this bill for the various senators - that is an AWESOME idea. Those aids aren't just researching the science behind this bill but they will be key in influencing the senator's decisions regarding supporting this bill. If we can gather the names, numbers, addresses, and email addresses of these aids we can let them know our position.
Obviously, the secretaries are getting tired of us (there have been plenty of reports of them hanging up or being rude to callers). These aids need to know not only our position against this bill, but also our feelings about supporting an unscientifically based bill. Ultimately, what they need to know and hear from us is that even if this bill doesn't pass, the simple act of voting for it will mean we a loss of our votes and money. If we all start getting a hold of these aids that message WILL get passed on, I can guarantee it.
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Stay United!
"...I say 'apparently' because despite all our progress she is not at all a tame or handle-able snake and gettting her from that cage would re-start a war.. and we've had a good armistice for several months now."-Gus Rentfro - I love this quote!
