Jimbob, what a great idea!
I don't think we have to reinvent the wheel. At least not yet. The CAA has a Grassroots Action Center page on their site.
http://www.capwiz.com/cfids/home/
All you have to do is put your zip code in and you can get emails sent to your local media, elected officials, Secretary of Health, and the President. They have some email templates or you can write your own.
I have used it three times and it is very easy. I would be willing to help write some email templates from our members (I warn you that I am big on benign plagiarism).
Here is a letter I wrote in May (cobbled together from the CAA and WPI):
I don't think they will keep it up forever because I understand it is very expensive. But we may as well use it while they have it. If we all sent one letter to all of these people each day, I think it would get our message across.
Let's do this!
Lynn