I think LESS tax dollars should be used on useless stuff, like inmates having cable, and MORE tax dollars should go to things like animals NOT being put to sleep in animal shelters and getting spayed/neutered. Can i just write the Presdient everyday? Or how can i get their attention. Im sure there are THOUSAND of people out there who feel the same way. We all know that animal abuse, etc, putting them to sleep is wrong, but we MAKE EXCUSES for it. We say :"If we dont put them to sleep, they will overpopulate." Well, use some tax dollars to spay/neuter them. Also, if its okay to put animals to sleep so they dont overpopulate, is it okay to go to human orphangeas and put them to sleep? NO! So it shouldnt be okay with animals either. People need to quit making excuses as to why they THINK it is okay. Animals shouldnt get punished because of us.
2007-09-18 07:00:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
I wrote the VP once and got an automated response that promised to take my message seriously and report the results to the VP. I have no idea if they did or not.
2007-09-18 07:04:06 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you could write the president, however you would get more help on these issues with your state and local government. Except for federal prisons, prisons are run by the states. Jails are run by counties and cities.
I agree that more money should be put into the shelters and the spay/neuter programs. Campaign locally and get some action.
2007-09-18 14:06:12 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
animal shelters are a local issue so write to people on town and county level try and raise money for no kill shelters there are many of those and low fee spay neuter programs. This is not a presidential issue even if he could read
2007-09-18 14:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no prohibition to write the President everyday. However, the problem will be the way the President will have to react to this situation since he had the discretion on what to do, whether to entertain the letters or not. The President must have time to read the concerns of the people.
2007-09-19 06:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like you should join an animal rights activist group. You would be most empowered when working with other people who agree with you. The president will talk to leaders of powerful activist groups, and so do lawmakers. Find an animal rights group you can support (but remember that PETA puts animals to sleep)
2007-09-18 14:07:45 · answer #5 · answered by MrPotatoHead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can write them everyday. But we have a state in the US that allows euthanasia on people, Oregon (or at least they used to).
As for your statement regarding animals, they aren't people and never will be seen as such. Sorry, they just aren't.
And they aren't being punished, punishing them would be to keep them locked up in a 2 x 3 cage all day or cutting off one of their testicles. Thats punishment. Humanely ending their suffering is hardly punishment.
2007-09-18 14:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by Phil M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go for it....
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2007-09-18 15:04:32 · answer #7 · answered by Welcome to Colorful Colorado 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way to write the president is to address it to the white house, which goes through like fan mail and gets screened and read by readers. Good luck getting anyone important to read it. it'll probably get circular filed after being screened.
2007-09-18 14:03:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Waste of a stamp (or 365). Unless you come to his door with a stack of bills, you likely won't get anywhere.
Use the ultimate power that you've been given...the vote. It's sort of like playing the lottery, though. Chances are pretty good that you won't win, but at least you've participated and can say that you gave it a shot.
2007-09-18 14:09:23 · answer #9 · answered by samans442 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You certainly could, but since both of those things are controlled on a state level, your odds will improve if you write to your state's Governor instead. Good luck!
2007-09-18 14:05:10 · answer #10 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋