NJ: legislators and editorials (Score 1)

Though you highlight the apparent irresponsiveness of federal legislators it is important to recognize that other levels of government react differently. At NJ's Tour of Solar Homes yesterday (13 Oct 2001) I learned that NJ's legislators receive copies of newspaper editorials commenting on public policy and apparenelty have formulae for translating this and other public experssions into interest (i.e. a latter indicates 100 other people are probably interested, a phone call indicates 10, etc.)