Reply #4: I have. In 2006 I got a very personalized letter from my Congressperson. [View All]

[Laelth]

I was inquiring about universal health care, and he expressed a preference for a "hybrid" system like that in the U.K. I, of course, would have no problem with that. The NHS does a very good job.

Now, however, when it really matters, my Congressperson is a solid vote against any health care reform measure (on fiscal grounds, of course).

In other words, even when they do hear us, and even if they do respond personally, they may still only tell you what they think you want to hear. It's not a reflection of how they must sometimes vote.

Who thinks John Kerry is really opposed to the importation of drugs from foreign countries? I don't. I think his arm was twisted into that vote. his is just political reality. Many people in conscience do not vote their consciences, and many of them have good reasons for not doing so.

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-Laelth