Okay, okay... so five minutes is too much. Here's a handy-dandy e-letter you can paste onto your representative's blog, and send it off!
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Dear (representative's name)
I am writing to you because I am concerned about the future of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) rights.
The vast majority of these people are hard working, peace-loving persons. This is why I find it so hard to believe that a majority of our representatives would not allow same-sex people to marry. They would not allow visits of people who love each other if the family objects. They even would not allow visits to a gravesite to say a final farewell.
I am strongly in favor of a nationwide guarantee of rights for all Americans. These are egregious wrongs, and they MUST be righted.
Sincerely,
(your name)
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Simple, isn't it?
Norfolk, Virginia - Scott Rigell(? - VA2
Tulsa, Oklahoma - John Sullivan(R) - OK1
Osceola, Arkansas - Rick Crawford (R) AR1
Zephyrhills, Florida - Richard Nugent (R) - FL5
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) CA14
Kensington, Maryland- Chris Van Hollen (D) - MD5
Ormond Beach, Florida - John Mica (R) - FL7
Newark, Delaware - John Carney (D) - DE-AL
Reading, Massachusetts - John Tierney (D)- MA6
Post Falls, Idaho - Raul Labrador (R)
*****
Dear (representative's name)
I am writing to you because I am concerned about the future of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) rights.
The vast majority of these people are hard working, peace-loving persons. This is why I find it so hard to believe that a majority of our representatives would not allow same-sex people to marry. They would not allow visits of people who love each other if the family objects. They even would not allow visits to a gravesite to say a final farewell.
I am strongly in favor of a nationwide guarantee of rights for all Americans. These are egregious wrongs, and they MUST be righted.
Sincerely,
(your name)
*****
Simple, isn't it?
Norfolk, Virginia - Scott Rigell(? - VA2
Tulsa, Oklahoma - John Sullivan(R) - OK1
Osceola, Arkansas - Rick Crawford (R) AR1
Zephyrhills, Florida - Richard Nugent (R) - FL5
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) CA14
Kensington, Maryland- Chris Van Hollen (D) - MD5
Ormond Beach, Florida - John Mica (R) - FL7
Newark, Delaware - John Carney (D) - DE-AL
Reading, Massachusetts - John Tierney (D)- MA6
Post Falls, Idaho - Raul Labrador (R)