Letter to Congressman

Tell him or her how you feel about the job being done, whether good or bad.

I know that is what i am suppose to do but what do they do exactly??

U wanna tell him what u think of the war in Iraq, or Afganistan ?





David

Tell him u want lower income taxes.





David

i have no idea what i want to tell him/her.. i have no idea what a Congressman does.

Thay vote on making laws. When one of their bills passes, thay send it to the US Senate.
If BOTH houses of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate) pass the same bill,
using the exact same words, then that bill is sent to the president. If he signs it, then it becomes a law.
He can veto it, if he wants to.
That 's like saying: "forget it."





David

First, use google to find out who is the congressman or congresswoman in your area (district) and then google the congressperson's website and read that. That should give you a clue what the congressperson's points of view and voting decisions have been.

You might look at wikipedia.com to find out in general what a congressperson does, or that may be in your textbook.

As to what you want to say in the letter, listen to your own opinion that you form by reading a bit about issues that are coming up for a vote.

ohhhhh i get it thanks for your time and brain

I would hope you don't just obey OmsigDavid. Figure out your own opinion. Taxes exist for various reasons that you may end up agreeing with.

Please tell me you did not select that post about "lower taxes" as a best answer!

This is how the people my age learned what a congress person does.

emshae, if you are 15, that's the equivalent of tenth grade. If you are in 10th grade and homeschooled as you say you are, and have no idea what congresspeople do, then realistically your parents are doing a really crappy job of teaching you.

As you were told above, Congress writes the laws, debates them,and passes them (or doesn't pass them), and the President then signs (approves) them (or doesn't).

Tell your parents that they need to explain the Constitution to you NOW.

Have you heard any of the news for the last six months about the Health Care Reform proposals? That's what's beec consuming the interest of Congress and the American people. Do you have an opinion on that? Does your family have health insurance? Have they had medical problems or has everything gone smoothly with them? Do you think that changes needed to be made in the system as it stands? Do you think the new law makes needed changes or not? Did you know that under the new law, you can now be covered by your parents' health insurance until you're 26, and that children cannot be denied coverage for preexisting conditions. Do you approve of those clauses or not. The debate is going to continue. How did your congressperson vote on the bill? Find out and let him or her know.

OK.
Tell him to lower taxes on the rich; thay r too high.
Tell him to raise taxes on the poor; make them pay their fair share!





David

That's classic David, supremely unaware of what real life is like.

If they are getting high, why would I lower their taxes.

so thay have more discretionary funding to get higher n higher

David IS on record, after all, as supporting repeal of marijuana laws.

Yes; there is no jurisdiction for any anti-drug law.





David

my parents do not teach me.... i love your comment. it made me laugh... and in a freshmen i started school l8 because i had scarlet fvr. and yes i wrote my report about the health care issues.....