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For Americans Who are willing to act
September 20, 2020 at 10:22 pm
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2020 at 10:22 pm by Rhizomorph13.)
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[color=var(--primary-text)]I did it and it runs you through a Q&A to find out who you are and who your senators are and then send them letters. Small hoops, hopefully big results.[/color]
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 20, 2020 at 10:45 pm
Not sure if there’s a point for me. Dick Durbin’s gone on record as saying it’s a bad idea, and while I haven’t heard Tammy Duckworth’s take on the vacancy issue, I can’t be too sure she’d be that thrilled about it.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:42 am
Both Oregon senators are Dems, so I don't see the point in doing this other than the self satisfaction that could come with it.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 4:58 am
It doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. If a voter is democratic, they're already against it and Republican senators weren't going to get their vote in any case. If the voter is a Republican, they're likely going to be OK with fast-tracking a new justice, and not going to bother sending a letter.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 10:12 am
The idea is that if you flood their inbox you might sway them to hold off for fear of being replaced. I live in Oregon so obviously super liberal and no worries of our senators trying to rush a nominee, but I did it anyway, just in case.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:07 pm
Sending a text now qualifies as "an act".
See what you get from a generation who recieved "participation trophies"?
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:14 pm
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It was their parents that got participation trophies. They cut out trophies entirely when they transitioned to public/private fundamental schools.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:15 pm
(September 21, 2020 at 10:12 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: The idea is that if you flood their inbox you might sway them to hold off for fear of being replaced. I live in Oregon so obviously super liberal and no worries of our senators trying to rush a nominee, but I did it anyway, just in case.
But the fear of being replaced only applies within the party. If a Republican senator gets 20 000 messages from democrats saying, ‘Don’t do this!’, where’s the fear? These people weren’t exactly queuing up to vote for a Republican anyway.
It reminds me of a friend who once told me she was boycotting ivory to help save the elephants. I asked her how much ivory she normally bought in a year. She said, ‘None.’
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:28 pm
(September 21, 2020 at 12:15 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (September 21, 2020 at 10:12 am)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: The idea is that if you flood their inbox you might sway them to hold off for fear of being replaced. I live in Oregon so obviously super liberal and no worries of our senators trying to rush a nominee, but I did it anyway, just in case.
But the fear of being replaced only applies within the party. If a Republican senator gets 20 000 messages from democrats saying, ‘Don’t do this!’, where’s the fear? These people weren’t exactly queuing up to vote for a Republican anyway.
It reminds me of a friend who once told me she was boycotting ivory to help save the elephants. I asked her how much ivory she normally bought in a year. She said, ‘None.’
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The letters don't state my political affiliation only that I'm a constituent so there is no way for the Senator to know if I would normally support them or not.
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RE: For Americans Who are willing to act
September 21, 2020 at 12:37 pm
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