Well, I got a response from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on H.R. 4323, the bill for rapid acquisition authority.
Short version: A thank you for expressing an opinion, a blurb detailing exactly what the bill entails (which was nice of her staff to provide) a statement of belief (strong military, national security issues, etc) and another thank you, with a "please, express your opinion again sometime"...but no substantial stance on the bill.
Which is fair, I guess. Try and pin down a Senator on something specific, I guess you get something bland back. There's nothing in here that says "This is something I will vote for", but instead I get:«BLOCKQUOTE»«TT»I believe having a string and prepared military is one of the most important national security issues facing our country today, and I will consider any legislation to provide our men and women in uniform the supplies required to complete their mission. HR 4323 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, on which I do not serve. Should this legislation come before the full Senate, you may be certain I will keep your views in mind.«/TT»«/BLOCKQUOTE»I'm still waiting on a response from Senator Coryn, and I doubt The Right Honorable Sheila Bitch Lee will respond at all to what I wrote her, unless it's a hearty "two more years of my dumb ass, chump!" with a one finger salute.
My education in the workings of the modern republic continue unabated.