It and Public Citizen also urged the Texas legislature to require electronic filing in the future. For example, they're putting Webcasts in RealVideo of speeches by Prime Minister Goran Persson and other representatives. Internet mailing lists are becoming a popular and powerful tool for campaigns and activists. They are great tools for politics because they provide low-cost, fast communications to targeted activists or supporters. They are great for notifying supporters about events, alerting them about bills, steering them toward your Web pages and distributing news.
Mailing lists are so effective that everyone seems to have one.
You can't browse long these days without some page asking you to join their list. Such demand forces writers of Action Alerts to do more to stand apart from the crowd. The neatest thing on the retooled site is its Speak Out function, which connects users directly with e-mail address for papers in their states so they can write letters to the editor. The site also has a new Tools section that allows Democratic Webmasters to share graphics and other tips. Your e-mail communication will encourage the U.S. and Japan to reduce mutual distrust and cooperate for the political and economic stability of the Pacific Rim.