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DangerousUrNot

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1. I was watching Thom Hartmann and

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sat Dec 2, 2017, 03:44 PM

Dec 2017

he said when calling representatives, make it quick and to the point. He said they get tons of messages that are minutes long. They only keep tabs on whether you are in favor of a particular bill and don’t really take in account your reasons. So calling is important to voice your yes or no to the vote but your reasons don’t really matter to them. At least that what I got from him saying this.

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There's still time... [View all] hermetic Dec 2017 OP

I was watching Thom Hartmann and DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #1

Probably a good point hermetic Dec 2017 #2

I could only leave messages since their mailboxes were full BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #3