You wrote to your U.S. Representative and one of your U.S. Senators. Use this experience to inform your work on your comprehensive assignment. Did they respond to you? Comment on the legislation. What did you learn about the responsibilities of citizenship?
Since I just wrote to Rick Larsen and Patty Murrey, it will probably be a few week's until I hear back from them. In the past, I have not received a quick response to emails I have sent to different senators and representatives. I chose two legislations in Washington State ( that is where I am from), and one was concerning some land conservation on the San Juan Islands, and the other was concerning bettering a program that helps deal with child abuse and trauma. I enjoyed writing the emails and researching these bills, and I think that I can work on voicing my opinion more often. I rarely feel like my voice makes a difference when emailing senators or representatives because I do not feel like there are enough voices doing the same thing as I. I enjoy doing rallies more than emailing. In Washington we would always travel down to Olympia to rally for the Pro-life movement, and I felt that I enjoyed that experience more than emailing.
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