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Here's the answer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BouX8Ojs_EY&feature=related

I've had no occasion to write or email Senator Hagan, but the one time I've written to Congressman Miller (I'm in his district), I received an email reply within a few days, from a staffer. Which was perfectly satisfactory to me.

Previously, over several years, I wrote Senator Dole one or two letters and two or three emails. A black hole. No acknowledgement, much less response.

On the other hand, Senator Burr, with whom I've never agreed on much, if anything, is *extremely* responsive, if in a somewhat formal manner; always a snail mail letter in response to anything, phone, email or snail mail, within a couple of weeks. I give him a LOT of credit for that commitment to his constituents, even though he is completely wrong about everything. :-D

I have had the same problem with Sen. Kay Hagan. If I do get a reply from her, it's a form letter with her pre-planned agenda, with no regard or thought to my interests or questions. Rep. Miller may or may not reply to my requests - usually not. Sen. Burr, on the other hand, always answers me with precise details on whatever my concerns are. Of course this makes it a lot easier to decide where my vote is going next time around.

I find that most politicans are just too busy for the folks back home, until election time, then they are all goodness and kindness.

Why are our representatives unresponsive and "out of touch"? Because there's far too few of them, and too many of US. The size of the house hasn't been increased since the early 1900's, when the population was about 92 million. Now, we have nearly 4 times as many people, with the same amount of representation. It's time to increase the size of the house, to decrease the amount of people that each congressperson represents, and decrease the amount of power that each congressperson has.

I wrote Howard Coble to disagree with one of his positions a couple of years ago. He did write back, it was not a form letter, it address my particular letter. Although I didn't agree with him on that one particular topic I appreciate him taking the time to write me back.

This just in from a friend:

The year is 1947

Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947 witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five
aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell ,
New Mexico . This is a well known incident that many say has long been
covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and
organizations.

However, what you may NOT know is that in the month on March 31, 1948, approximately nine
months after that historic day, Albert Gore, Jr. was born.

See what happens when aliens breed with sheep and jackasses?
I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It did for me.

I have written letters to many of our representatives and I have not received any responses from amy of them pertaining to this healthcare bill. Apparently,they have their minds made up and there is no changing them. This,in my opinion,in not representing the constituents;if anything,it is just another political ploy to force another stupid piece of legislation down our throats without debating the legislation first. Both Kay Hagan and Brad Miller will lose my vote in the next election cycles.

Richard Burr has always answered my letters. He has gone into great detail when I wrote him about the healthcare reform bill. Kay Hagan and Brad Miller have never answered even one of my letters pertaining to any issues. That is why I will not be voting for either of them in the next election cycles.