> Can you name a time when letter writing was successful?
Yes, I’ve gotten text passes into federal law in America. People who call and write are willing to be organised by a primary opponent. Electeds take them seriously. (No clue for Britain.)
Text passed? Okay I think people are further removed from democracy than in the states, as I understand it lots of options are voted on by people locally in the US. We have zero direct democracy in the UK, only representation. There is zero way for me to get text put into a UK law as far as I am aware!
> as I understand it lots of options are voted on by people locally in the US
Yes, absolutely. But I’m talking about federal law. Two foreign policy pieces and a number of domestic laws. In this respect, our Congressmen are as local as your MPs.
I really do not think the MPs write the actual laws (a civil servant does that with some quite vague direction from elected officials) let alone allow the people contribute to them.
Yes, I’ve gotten text passes into federal law in America. People who call and write are willing to be organised by a primary opponent. Electeds take them seriously. (No clue for Britain.)