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Show HN: Dear Article One – Easy Civic Engagement

by awinograd on 1/12/17, 5:27 PM with 2 comments

  • by rylwin on 1/12/17, 5:32 PM

    Very cool idea. Certainly makes it easier to engage with our politicians, hopefully in a more meaningful way.

    They place a lot more weight on letters than clicks on an online poll.

    I could see something like this being very helpful for NGOs focused on lobbying on behalf of their constituents e.g., they could pre-pay for a certain number of letters to be sent out, provide a coupon code and a sample/fill-in-the-blank letter to their members, then the members could, in seconds, send out an email to all of their reps. This could be a powerful tool.

    Also, nice UX and love the price transparency. Doing this as a 501(c)3 is also a nice touch. Bravo

  • by mwkessenich on 1/12/17, 8:19 PM

    Great idea, I would use it.