Contrary to your belief, elevators are integral to the general well-being of everybody. Though your March 17th protest was a prime example of democracy at one of its finest points, the topic at hand is not one of much contention amongst any other portion of my constituency. You may ask why this is; this letter-which shall also be submitted to the editorial page of the Pocono Record--will help to address this question.

1.) Elevators facilitate movement between floors of buildings.

Though as you proposed, stairs, escalators and large, powerful fans are other legitimate means of doing this, imagine having to use any one of those to go from the first floor to the seventeenth floor. Imagine! Many architects have to consider issues like these when designing buildings, and for them, elevators seem to be a reasonable choice. Additionally, large powerful fans work only in one direction.

2.) Elevators are reasonably safe.

The chance you will die in one is 1 in 77,000, not 1 in 3, as you proposed. Neither I nor any of my attractive assistants understand from where you got this statistic. Many elevators use a system of counterweights to ease the mechanical burden of carrying many people and things up and down, and as such have a decreased likelihood that a cable will snap or anything to that effect. Elevator cables are not made of ribbon, as you stated.

3.) Elevators do not pop out at you in dark alleyways.

Most elevators are consigned to a certain spot in a building, frequently a tall and narrow shaft that also typically houses a powerful elevator motor and a counterweight. If an elevator were to move from this spot, it would lose its functionality, as it would have no means to go up or down. What reason would an elevator have to be in an alley? Chances are, it was not an elevator that lunged at you, but rather either a person, large mammal, or stack of boxes.

I sincerely hope that these arguments have been informative and may have dispelled any myths about the elevator to you. As you can see, I hope, elevators are an integral part of our society. I am looking forward to being your public servant at the state capitol this year. Thank you.

Your Representative,

Mr. Hutchens L. Ramirez, Esq., District 36B