Congress is voting on a bill (HR 5843) that would eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use.

Govit: HR 5843 - To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of mariju

Telling Congress what we want, is how we change things. Please take a moment to vote and send it to your rep on Govit.

Thanks for your time, I hope you participate, sorry to plug my own site... but it's important

PS - Spread the word if you really want to lobby congress.

229 to 18 we're ahead just a lil bit

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Yup, ahead... but Congress needs to hear from their constituents. 229 is just a few.

Already wrote my represenative, is there a way we can get a petition to send to the different committees and subcommittees in the House?

Looked at that site and it is a .com not a government website it also fails to put the Republican co-sponsor Ron Paul on its list of co-sponsers. Let's look for more sites and tell our friends and family. Needs to be in the thousands before it even becomes a whisper in our governments ears.

MJ isn't legal yet becuase politicians are afraid they'll lose votes if they're labeled as being "soft on drugs," and the REAL reason they're afraid of that is that not enough voters have called and written their elected officials to tell them, in a polite, friendly way, that you the voter will support an end to mj prohibition. The Federal law will change when a majority of Congress, the Senate, and the President agree to the change. We need 300 people to each volunteer to write their Congressman and Congresswoman, 70 to write their Senator, and 50 to write the President and his advisors. That's 420 people, each taking a few minutes each week to write a letter and also maybe have a little letter-writing party so that the Congressperson, Senator, or President/advisor hears from a few people each week.

Hey, if you're willing to be the one to work for change with YOUR elected official, post a note back saying so, and tell us the State and name of the congressperson, Senator, or whoever you'll be working with.

There are currently three different bills in the Congress that could reduce penalties for mj; this really is the time to step up, get involved in the political process, and make a difference. (And by the way: You can find your congressperson's name and address at _https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml_ and find out how he or she voted on Hinchey-Rohrbacher 2007 at _http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll733.xml_

If you're interested in more info, google "Hinchey Rohrbacher" or HR 5842 or HR 5843.

If you're ready to really start to make a difference, just post back the State and name of the politician you'll be working with. Reading and net-posting and blogging is fun, but writing those letters is what gets their attention, because they know somebody motivated enough to write a letter is motivated enough to vote. So who's ready to write?

I'm Taylor from san francisco, ca. My rep is Nancy pelosi.

Did you vote on Govit? When you register for the site it automatically finds your rep based on your zip code.

Everyone can easily send their letter to both senators, representative, and the president at the same time.

Vote and send your letters at...
Govit: HR 5843 - To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of mariju
Govit: HR 5842 - To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance wi

Here's another easy way to find and contact your rep...
govit.com/emailgov/

Now it's very easy... you write 1 letter and it goes to both senators, your rep, and the president.

Let me know what you think.

Hi, Taylor
Hey, your rep is Nancy Pelosi; you've hit the jackpot! She's the speaker of the House I think (?), so she has all kinds of extra influence. It's cool that you wrote to her; How did she respond to your email? My perspective is that actual letters really get their attention because they know it takes a little more time and effort, and a person going to the trouble to write a letter is probably going to take the time to vote and/or be politically active in other ways, but it will be interesting to see what kind of response you get. Also, do you have two or three friends who might also write/email etc. ? The real challenge is to get people willing to make direct contact so our elected officials really hear the voice of the citizens. Let us know how she responds, and way to go!