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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 1007421, member: 24544&quot;]I totally support your opinion on this.&nbsp; I would suggest using more facts and less opinion in your letter.&nbsp; At best this is going to go to a staffer to read and he/she will decide from there what to do with it.&nbsp; Think about it from their perspective, if the policy ideas have legs they will get some credit for pushing it along and will gladly do so.&nbsp; &nbsp; But as is, they can not do anything with it because it is simply someone&#039;s opinion, they will not look at this and then say &quot;Wow, you know this person is really onto something, I am going to spend 3 months of my time and do all the necessary research to push this.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I would pick a small issue and focus on that with good analysis.&nbsp; Here is an example of a policy paper just on the type of paper used for currency and the procurement process:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05368.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05368.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05368.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it would help to find out which congressional committee oversee BEP and send it to those legislatures directly instead of your senator/congressperson.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Just keep in mind who your audience is and what you want to acomplish.&nbsp; If you just want to express your opionon on the matter then sending this to a newspaper might be a better option.&nbsp; If you want to affect legislation you have a lot more work to do, and sounding &#039;a little more harsh and critical&#039; will not help.&nbsp; Maybe start by contacting committe members and ask for the most recent problems/issues they are addressing.&nbsp; Engage them and ask first what they are working on and if you can help.&nbsp; Find a group that is already advocating on currency issues and contact them.&nbsp; I applaud your effort and your concern on this issue, good government only happens when average americans care about the details of thier government, and you certainly do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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