I have always cc’d my letters to Congress to members of our state's legislature, and to many county officials as well.
I do believe that we need to pay more attention to our state legislators, and insist that they communicate the will of the states more directly to our federal senators.
We damaged “republicanism” and federalism seriously by amending the federal constitution to allow for the direct popular election of federal senators. This allows the US Senate to be en elitist “House of Lords.” Letters I receive from my federal senators are always, I mean ALWAYS elitist responses.
This is why I always send copies to my state legislators and remind them that the US Senate no longer represents the States’ peoples. Their agenda, even under Republican Party influence is pro-nationalism and anti-federalism. The Tenth Amendment is toilet paper to the US Senate.
“I have always cc’d my letters to Congress to members of our state’s legislature, and to many county officials as well.”
This is an excellent idea. I’ll do this from now on. thanks. ;-)