Legislators are bombarded by competing views, and sorting out the issues takes time. Even seasoned legislators become frustrated. However, physicians squander education opportunities if they prematurely abandon efforts to influence legislators after insufficient or no response to queries. When the effort is abandoned, victory is conceded to the opposition. Do not burn bridges.
Most legislators are remarkably open-minded.
Register to vote and exercise this right Registered voters are the most influential citizens. The 2000 presidential election, which hung on the ballots of a handful of voters in Florida, testifies to the potential importance of even a small number of voters. Even under ordinary circumstances, the number of votes needed to swing an election can be small. The author serves as legislator in the state of Maryland, in a district with an overall population of 110,000, with 90,000 eligible voters. Of the 90,000, approximately 50,000 are registered.