I sent my response yesterday, and this is the response I got--I don't live in Alabama, so he clearing does not care what I have to say as a US citizen.
Thank you for your recent e-mail message to my office. I am glad you took the time to contact me. I am always interested in receiving the views of Alabamians, and responding to my constituents is a top priority of my office.
Because of the high volume of e-mail I receive daily, everyone who sends me an e-mail message will be sent this automated response acknowledging receipt. This is not a final response to your email. If you are an Alabama constituent and you provided your full name and complete postal address (street number, street name, city, state and zip code), you will receive a response addressing your email as soon as possible.
However, if you did not include your full name and complete postal address in your original e-mail to me and you are an Alabama constituent who wants a response, please e-mail your original comments from your previous email *and* your full name and complete postal address in the following format:
Pat Doe
123 Anywhere Street
Somewhere, AL 12345
(256) 555-1212
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Sincerely,
Richard C. Shelby
United States Senator
http://shelby.senate.gov/
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