I confess to having felt overwhelmed by the shock and awe, flood the zone tactics of FOTUS, Musk, and all their minions. But, shamed by the resolution of some of my friends, I'm committing to calling my congress persons daily to ask what they're doing about the latest outrages.
I made my calls today while waiting to pick up Josie. One voice mail, two full mailboxes. So I emailed my comments. Not as good as actually speaking with a staffer but better than nothing.
According to an article I read, quoting an ex-staffer, phone calls get the most attention (except for showing up in person which is optimum.) This ex-staffer said that online petitions aren't particularly effective. I get bombarded with these and they all want a donation.
The concerns I addressed in my Wednesday calls and emails were three: FOTUS's incendiary plan to ethnic-cleanse Gaza, using the US military, and then turn it into a resort; the seizure of sensitive information by Quasi-President Musk and his merry band of hackers; and the recently floated (and probably illegal) plan to send American prisoners to prisons in other countries. In each case, I asked for the congressperson's stance and what he intended to do about the matter. I don't have much hope for these guys, Republicans all, but I think it's important they know there is opposition in their district.
It will, alas, be easy to find new topics to address tomorrow.
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