In 1935, the Taiwanese elected their first group of local legislators.

They wrote letters to local legislators and to the Chancellor.

But now, after putting pressure on the transportation department through local and state legislators, the residents are making a difference in the project.

In the last few weeks, local legislators have begun to talk of a new peace initiative.

Police officers called or wrote letters to their local legislators.

When school was nearly over, I asked my local legislator for a job, but he wouldn't hire me.

That argument, local legislators say, only proves how urgent is the need for change.

Instead, they say the panel sometimes bends to pressure from local legislators trying just to keep people on the job.

The idea, a company spokesman said, is to "get people excited" and encourage them to press local legislators.

The code permits party leaders to serve as local, state or Federal legislators.