/sci/ - Science & Math

Cool, thread's still up! :)

>>3053976
... yes but I'd rather not say what major - it's not as embarrassing as something like 'communications' or 'gender studies' but I'm still pretty ashamed that I wasted four years on it.

>>3053982
There have always been trolls and spam, and there will always be trolls and spam - all you have to do is ignore them.

>>1749763
Fucking awesome!

>>1749869
Don't be afraid to make a follow-up call to your Rep's office. I called mine again this morning.

>>1730430
As I already said, I not only called my rep, but convinced them to oppose the House bill.
I also got several of the people in my astronomy lab to write into their reps.

Glad to see this got reposted.

I wrote my rep already, got a letter back from him last week saying he's going to oppose the House bill, so I guess writing in really can make a difference. I got a couple of my friends in my astronomy class to write to their reps as well.

>>1633063
Sure thing, here you go.
Senate Bill:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-3729
House Bill:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-5781

Also, I don't know if anyone's email moot about getting a sticky yet. Also also, I got three friends in the physics department to write their reps.

>>1607161
Might, I know a lot of representatives and senators have email contact on their pages.

While it'll definitely be read by staff first (to weed out the crap and copy-paste form letters) they seem to be pretty good about passing the good letters and emails up the ladder. I took my letter into my congressman's local office rather than mail it to DC. The woman I spoke with was very nice, and a space enthusiast herself. She told me she'd pass it on to the congressman with her support. Apparently she kept her word.

This is a reelection season, almost every member of the House is campaigning - they want every edge they can get. Every constituent they piss off is one less vote, one less donator, one less volunteer. The loss of one supporter can cost dozens of votes, sometimes even hundreds. If a representative thinks they can score a few more supporters by changing his vote on an issue 99% of his constituents won't care about one way or the other, they'll do it.

Fuck, even if it doesn't work with every congressman, it's at least worth trying, right?

>>1519492
see
>>1518914
The House adjourned without getting to the NASA bill, Congress is on recess now until Sept 9th which means we NASA supporters have a month to get out there and convince our representatives to support a better bill for the space program!

DONTs
1. Don't use fake information, use your real name, and use your real address. Fake info just ensures a letter gets tossed.
2. Don't EVER threaten or disrespect a congressman in your letter. They may well be deserving of it, but threats get taken VERY seriously. Pull shit like that and you'll very quickly find yourself paying a big fucking fine or spending a few months in jail.
3. Don't ramble. Keep it short and to the point. If you can try to keep your letter under a page. Remember, you're not trying to convince them to demand a hundred billion dollars a year for NASA or support some hypothetical rocket... you just want them to support a few changes to a bill.
4. Don't forget - writing a letter may not seem like much but this CAN make a difference.

Also, here
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

>>1005068
You're welcome Sam