Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is on Twitter, Sending out Email Replies

The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is on Twitter.



They'll make posts, but they won't respond via twitter as a matter of policy.

Web Communications Policies - Twitter:

"The AGO’s use of Twitter is intended as one-way communication with any who elect to watch or follow our Twitter feed."

I posted:

@MassAGO Welcome to twitter. Can we get an update on the Massachusets Wine Bill?

They replied via email:

Please see our policies regarding the Mass AGO’s use of Twitter.

Specifically, “The AGO will not respond via Twitter to press inquiries, consumer complaints, or other constituent matters. For instructions on appropriate methods for contacting the Office, please visit the Contact Us page of the AGO website”

So if you have questions on policy or the like, please feel free to send an e-mail or contact the press office.

Thanks for following us on Twitter.

So I emailed in my question:

Hi,
What's the status of the Wine Bill?
--Steve
http://stevegarfield.com

They responded via email:

Dear Mr. Garfield,

Thank you for contacting the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley relative to the appeal by the Massachusetts Alcohol Beverage Control Commission. By statute, the role of the Attorney General’s Government Bureau is to represent state agencies—in this case the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC)—and to defend a statute that was passed by the Legislature. When a statue that has passed and is presumed to be constitutional is overturned by a single District Court judge, it is customary that the Attorney General’s Office bring an appeal so that a panel of federal Appeals Court judges may fully vet the analysis of that single lower judge. Such review would include a legal analysis of the admissibility of the evidence at hand and the reasoning upon which the single judge based his or her decision. While we respect Judge Zobel’s decision, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Commonwealth to have a full judicial review on this matter.

We always appreciate the effort that residents take to let us know their positions on issues like that and thank you for taking the time to contact our office.

Sincerely,
Community Information and Education Division

Crazy.