Citizens to Stop Nuclear Terrorism

There are two schools of thought regarding political letters. One opinion is that multiple identical letters demonstrate an organized effort and have more impact. If you agree with this, copy and paste the sample letter as it now appears.

The other opinion is that an individualized letter better expresses personal interest and has more impact than a common letter. If you feel this way, you still may want to use the copy and paste facility to copy significant information into your own letter and then make personal modifications.

Another method of expressing your opinion is to send a fax or make a phone call. This may be easier for some and, when an issue is urgent, it is the fastest way. Finally, nothing beats a face-to-face meeting with government and elected officials--whether in their home or Washington offices. Because of congressional schedules, you may meet with a legislative aide instead of a member of Congress, but usually that individual is the one who analyzes and makes recommendations to the elected or appointed officials.

Whatever you believe, contacting elected or appointed officials will have more impact than doing nothing.

If you don't know the name of your member of Congress, you simply may enter your ZIP code and find out. If you prefer to send surface mail rather than e-mail, you can find addresses by clicking here. Fax and phone numbers also are shown if you prefer to use that methodology.

CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD

An easy and quick way to telephone your congressional representatives is to call the toll free central Capitol switchboard at 1-888-460-0813 and ask to be connected to their offices.

Remember: Be polite and respectful. The person who takes your call may not be able to give a direct answer about where your senator or representative stands on nuclear terrorism, but rest assured that your call counts.

SAMPLE LETTER

Dear Honorable -----:

Congress should consider passage of broad legislation mandating fast-paced efforts to secure nuclear stockpiles and interdict nuclear smuggling worldwide, including removing nuclear materials from as many sites as possible as quickly as possible. Legislation should provide important direction and authorization for such efforts and require the president to take specified actions to accelerate and strengthen efforts to lock down all of the world’s nuclear stockpiles.

Congress should set clear goals and insist that the president prepare plans for achieving them, including measurable milestones, and should hold the president accountable. Congress should give the president considerable flexibility in how these goals are achieved.

Congress should conduct in-depth hearings on the nuclear terrorism threat to determine what is being done and what must be done to thwart a possible nuclear attack on the United States.

Very truly yours,

Your name
Your Address

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    * President George W. Bush at comments@whitehouse.gov