Don't Silence the People: Some in Congress Blocking Email
Take Action
Congressional offices now have access to an online tool that could block email from constituents if that email is sent from a third party's web site, such as The Wilderness Society's action page. More than 50 offices have implemented the new tool which brought a quick response from non-profits of all political persuasions whose members use their online advocacy tools to communicate with their elected officials. This coalition, which includes The Wilderness Society, faxed a letter to Congress urging Members to refrain from using the blocking mechanism. The coalition is working with congressional offices to help them find more effective and open ways to handle the volume of email messages they receive from constituents.
What does this mean for the actions you take? Most Hill offices have not implemented the tool and, if we are successful, they never will. For the time being, The Wilderness Society is using a suite of actions to address this issue. For example, we may elect to send faxes to Members of Congress in some cases, to ensure your message is delivered. If you take action from our site and your Member of Congress is using the tool, you will see a question you must answer in order to access the member's web site, where you can then send your message.
Take Action! To sign the petition urging your Member of Congress to oppose the email blockers, click here.
http://action.wilderness.org/ct/K12JOVY1FcGB/
To see if your Member of Congress is using email blockers, click here.
http://action.wilderness.org/ct/Kd2JOVY1FcGX/
Congressional offices now have access to an online tool that could block email from constituents if that email is sent from a third party's web site, such as The Wilderness Society's action page. More than 50 offices have implemented the new tool which brought a quick response from non-profits of all political persuasions whose members use their online advocacy tools to communicate with their elected officials. This coalition, which includes The Wilderness Society, faxed a letter to Congress urging Members to refrain from using the blocking mechanism. The coalition is working with congressional offices to help them find more effective and open ways to handle the volume of email messages they receive from constituents.
What does this mean for the actions you take? Most Hill offices have not implemented the tool and, if we are successful, they never will. For the time being, The Wilderness Society is using a suite of actions to address this issue. For example, we may elect to send faxes to Members of Congress in some cases, to ensure your message is delivered. If you take action from our site and your Member of Congress is using the tool, you will see a question you must answer in order to access the member's web site, where you can then send your message.
Take Action! To sign the petition urging your Member of Congress to oppose the email blockers, click here.
http://action.wilderness.org/ct/K12JOVY1FcGB/
To see if your Member of Congress is using email blockers, click here.
http://action.wilderness.org/ct/Kd2JOVY1FcGX/
rudkla - 7. Jul, 14:46
