State officials

[magid]

I've been calling my US senators and representative, and realized that I shouldn't ignore my state-level folks either. Obviously, they can't change federal anything, but I can ask them to make state policies/laws/guidelines that will help mitigate the awful of (insert whichever federal issue here).

I started by calling my state rep, and got an actual person, who seemed rather surprised to get a constituent call (?), recommending that I email the representative so she could see my concerns directly. OK, then.
(Not sure who yours are? This site will tell you if you put in your mailing address.)

This is the text I decided on. It's just what I wrote on my own, figuring that since I happen to live in a rather blue state, I don't need to be as convincing on the topics, just encouraging them to consider what more can be done. If I lived somewhere that I'd need to convince my elected officials, I'd likely spend more time crafting something more persuasive.

Hi,

I'm a constituent ($Town, $ZIP) writing to ask you if there is any way that the state can work to
A. support transfolk, especially kids, who are currently being targeted by the federal government. Withholding appropriate care is horrible, and can lead to a variety of bad things, up to and including death. This is not how we should be caring for our people.

B. resist the ICE raids that are targeting folks based on appearance, tearing them from their families. This is racial profiling, plain and simple, and it is wrong. Immigrants should be welcome here. If any are not upstanding, then the justice system can deal with that. The mere fact of moving to a new country is not a criminal act.

Thank you,

[me]

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Excellent!