Call to Action
Updated July 16, 2002
The thing about the new Food and Drug Administration law recently signed by President Obama is that it lumps all smokers, all “tobacco product” users, into the same large box, and then accuses all of us of being victims and hooked on tobacco with a life expectancy of a gnat.
It’s time for ACTION!
Now is the time to contact your U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative by phone, by fax or by electronic correspondence (email).
And, if you want to get in touch through snail mail, addresses for all Representatives and Senators from the largest tobacco-producing states are listed on the Congressmen from Largest Tobacco States And How to Contact Them table.
It’s easy to reach your national legislative caucus or the individual members of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate from your congressional district. To do so, first copy and paste the suggested message below so you have it available when it is asked for, then go to one of the websites below, select your State and follow the simple steps they give you.
If you live in one of the tobacco growing states, click here to view the Congressional Table compiled by the Editor that has all of the information you need to contact your Senators or Representative.
To send in or to read a phone message, copy and paste this suggested message and add your own comments. (State your point, be polite and no abusive or foul language):
I am a pipe smoker who has reached majority. I firmly believe that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is an outright attack on my rights and freedoms as a U.S. citizen. Please understand I expect you to protect my individual rights as an American citizen. I am asking you to review the law you just passed, and sponsor or support legislation in both the U.S. House and Senate to remove pipe tobacco from this one-sided law.
I am also a voter.
Respectfully,
(Insert your Name and Address as a signature)
Informative links: