function commentcheck(){
	var comment = document.getElementById("comments").value;
	var	comLength = comment.length;
	var counter = 500-comLength;
	if(comLength > 0){
		document.getElementById("counter").style.color = "red";
	}
	else{
		document.getElementById("counter").style.color = "#897E56";
	}
	if(comLength > 500){
		comment=comment.substring(0,500);
		document.getElementById("comments").value = comment;
		counter =0;
		
	}			
		document.getElementById("counter").innerHTML = counter + " Characters Remaining";
	
}

function isUSA(){ var state = document.email_rep.state[document.email_rep.state.selectedIndex].value;
	if (state != "" && state != "-") {
		document.email_rep.country.selectedIndex = 227;
	}
	if (state == "" && state == "-") {
		document.email_rep.country.selectedIndex = 0;
	}
}
function notUSA(){ var country = document.email_rep.country[document.email_rep.country.selectedIndex].value;
	if (country != "US") {
		document.email_rep.state.selectedIndex = 1;
	}
}