Midterm Group Project: Letter of Support or Opposition to Proposed Law.
The bill we are supporting is
Support for H.R. 7265 Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7265/all-actions
2.1 The group submission must be written for the group in the third person (e.g., we, us, our group) and not as an individual submission (e.g., I, me, my).
2.2 The letter shall substantively use at least three (3) “External Authoritative Sources” defined below, to support the arguments and position advanced by the group.
2.3 Every paragraph in the letter must contain at least one source substantively cited to support the statements made therein and in every sentence where a number appears.
2.4 SAMPLE LETTER
(Month) (Day) (Year)
The Honorable (First name) (Last name)
(Room Number), State Capitol
(City),(State) (Zip Code)
RE: (state the topic or include the bill number, author and subject and state whether your group is writing to support or oppose a particular legislative bill)
Dear (Assembly Member/Senator) (Last name):
Our names are (state your names). We are (state who you are – for example: students; advocates; community member or other) who resides in your district (if applicable). (no source citation needed)
(State why your group supports or opposes the bill here. Choose up to three of the strongest points that support your position and state them clearly. Remember to include citations to “authoritative external sources”)
(Include a personal story. Tell your representative why the issue is important to your group and how it affects you, your family member and your community.) (no source citation needed)
(Tell your representative how your group wants her or him to vote on this issue and ask for a response. Be sure to include your name and address on both your letter and envelope.) (no source citation needed)
Sincerely, SIGN ALL YOUR NAMES
Print your names
Street address
City, State, Zip code
2.5 Visit the following link for another sample. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xe4yS3j8zaMDmLtR-uH6zzt2PaB6vrYS/view?usp=sharing (Links to an external site.)
3. “External Authoritative Sources” for purposes of this course shall mean: articles from published books, peer reviewed journal articles, education and government sites as well as non-partisan national or international organizations (such as WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS etc) provided, however the article selected must have:
3.1 Authors; and
3.2 In text citations and references to support statements made therein.
3.3 Under no circumstances are newspapers (e.g., the Wall Street Journal), blogs (regardless of source), editorials, panel discussions, definition of terms, the assigned case study, “dot com” sites, and text books from the course or other courses to be used. The foregoing are not considered authoritative for this course.
