I emailed my congressman, Sen. Tom Coburn, today and this is the disclaimer he had on his email form:
Due to the increasing amount of “spam” messages received, effective February 5, 2007, Dr. Coburn’s office will be implementing changes to the constituent correspondence process. These so-called spam messages, usually form letters written by special interest groups, have hindered replies to the letters of individual Oklahomans. The new measures will help ensure Dr. Coburn’s office can focus on responding to the concerns and addressing the priorities of Oklahomans rather than Washington, D.C.-based groups. – Italics mine
I often send him email using the forms of political groups I belong to. Does this mean he doesn’t read email if I don’t send it directly from his form?
I wonder if he realizes how many of his constituents are members of different political groups and how many Oklahomans are members of those Washington, D.C.-based groups?
Does he filter all his email or does he just bounce the mail from groups he doesn’t agree with?
This seems pretty shortsighted to me…
Contact Form – Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma.
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