tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1142587867598399067..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: 1,200+ back petition to limit DPS Class C arrests, and other storiesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52239402541618506242017-08-03T23:07:36.909-05:002017-08-03T23:07:36.909-05:00Grits, she didn't appear to be asking for you ...Grits, she didn't appear to be asking for you to justify anything. I don't know if the people emailing were average people or not but many in state and federal elected offices take a similar approach. A formal letter is worth a great many emails just as a donation is worth a great many letters, the pecking order established long ago. No need to get testy with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29825753493697629862017-08-03T18:19:25.613-05:002017-08-03T18:19:25.613-05:00I don't need to justify metrics to you, 9:25. ...I don't need to justify metrics to you, 9:25. I'm betting you couldn't generate 1,200 emails to a public official if you set your hair on fire.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12126180240041577152017-08-03T09:25:53.397-05:002017-08-03T09:25:53.397-05:00Emails are not nearly indicative of much effort, m...Emails are not nearly indicative of much effort, maybe the use of snail mail would be a better metric to use. Regardless, I look forward to seeing how many more show furtherance beyond a simple email or signing a petition, maybe who donates over $100 to the cause, testifies at a state hearing, or something else of that nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38988242926757315792017-08-03T08:10:38.842-05:002017-08-03T08:10:38.842-05:00That's 1,200 EMAILS, 9:51, from average people...That's 1,200 EMAILS, 9:51, from average people in every corner of the state - people who did something besides complain privately or like a post on Facebook. In the political world, those who take the trouble to speak up represent quite a few more who also share their views. Plus, just getting started. Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30758892557400991842017-08-02T21:51:05.113-05:002017-08-02T21:51:05.113-05:001200 Texans out of 28 million is not a very convin...1200 Texans out of 28 million is not a very convincing statistic to push policy reform.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com