You can and should tell your Governor, Federal and State Senators and Representatives, as well as your local mayor, school board members, auditor, commissioner, planning board member, dog catcher, etc., what you think.
The communication works best when you’re calm and use the same vocabulary you’d use in church - even if you’re hopping mad. The people in our government need to know that we have particular ideas about what they should be doing to represent us.
“Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson
Where to begin?
Do you feel awkward demanding straight out what you know is good and right, because you’ve been raised to be deferential and polite? There are ways to make your point in a “soft” roundabout way. In fact, you can do it in a “silly” yet pointed way. Take this letter, for example:
Of course, there are more economical ways, in terms of direction and word count, to communicate to those who are supposed to respond to the self-governed:
“Dear _______, The Second Amendment is not equivocal. It says ‘…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.’ It doesn’t say it shall be infringed a little bit. Or at all. Remember this when you are considering laws that are forbidden by the U S Constitution, which you swore to uphold.”
Regardless of your personal style and method, you must SPEAK UP.
If you don’t know who your local representatives are, start by identifying your voting districts. Enter your own data on the Voter Registration Name Search form on the Secretary of State’s web site to find out where you fit. It will give you this information:
Once you have that information, your County Auditor can help you find out who to talk to ( or email or call or write).
Find your South Dakota legislators at Find My Legislators. You can get their contact information here as well.
ACTION, NOT (JUST) WORDS!!!!! Acta non verba!!!