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Grassroots Lobbying

Grassroots lobbying is a way to put government to work for you! You can make your voice heard through grassroots lobbying -- the heart of our democratic way of life.

Grassroots lobbying is important because government must know your wishes before it can respond to them -- it is simply the art of communicating with your elected officials. This is the basis of government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" -- the very principles that veterans fought to defend.

As a part of the VVA Legislative Coordinator Network, you'll be doing your part to create a government that is truly responsive to veterans' needs.

VVA does employ professional government relations staff to advocate our concerns at the national level, but professional lobbyists don't elect legislators -- citizens do. That's why, as a citizen lobbyist, your efforts can make a difference.

Virtually every law in this country is on the books because some group of interested citizens wanted it -- and let their government know they wanted it.

IT'S YOUR RIGHT to influence how your elected legislators vote. Under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, every American has freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government for a "redress of grievances."