However this is not a lost cause. Remember that US legislators are probably experts at dealing with huge volumes of mail. No other form of government in the world encourages its citizenry to communicate with its elected representatives. The president literally receives hundreds of pounds of paper mail every week. Elected officials sometimes gauge public support by physically weighing piles of mail, sorted into 'pro' and 'con' piles.
Electronic mail has a number of advantages.
First, it's cheaper and faster than paper mail. Second, it's environmentally more sound than paper mail. Unfortunately many legislators have not yet realized these benefits. There's a few things you can do to change this. In the paragraphs below, we'll talk about who you can communicate with, how you can encourage them to continue this communication, and especially how to convince reluctant legislators to join the world of constituent email.