Empowerment

For many years now, I have been involved, one way or another, in the political process. I have worked on several campaigns, been to the rallies, made phone calls on behalf of a candidate, delivered yard signs and passed out literature, even had one candidate running for Governor come to my house,..... but I have never "called my congressman" in Washington....until today. At the Delaware Country Fair parade, the Republicans had a Float (of sorts...a pickup with banners) and were handing out small fact sheets. It urged citizens to "Call their Senator" and tell them to vote NO on HR 2454.....The Cap & Trade bill. I did...called both of my Senators...one Democratic and one Republican. I felt a sense of empowerment......I had actually told my Senators exactly how "I" feel! Unfortunately, too often today citizens do not get involved in the political process...but are the first ones to complain when things don't go the way they wanted or expected. You may recall that several years ago the Democrats tried to push through a Bill which gave amnesty to illegal aliens. The Washington switchboards were flooded with calls from citizens who were outraged at the thought of rewarding those who broke our law. The Bill went down in defeat. Phones calls do matter. We can stop all this wasteful spending if we "Flood" the switchboards with our opinions.......we just need to CALL!