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How in 2017 is "calling a politician" the best way to stop an executive action? Is the goal to DDOS these offices with phone calls in hopes these politicians w
by hackerews 10y ago
How in 2017 is "calling a politician" the best way to stop an executive action?
Is the goal to DDOS these offices with phone calls in hopes these politicians will rile together and pass a law?
- lisper 10y agoYes, pretty much. If enough people call to object then the prospect of losing the next election becomes real; they figure that if people are motivated enough to call then they might just be motivated enough to vote. That more than anything is what motivates politicians.
- ada1981 10y agoFaxes are actually the most noticeable and effective tactic.
- lisper 10y agoWhat's a fax? ;-) Seriously though, how do you know this?
- CydeWeys 10y agoIt's not correct. It's easy to ignore faxes, and throw them away by the bucket-full without ever reading them. A phone call requires spending some low level staffer's time to listen to you. Getting inundated day-in, day-out by callers, all on one side of an issue, does have some effect on a congressperson's staff, and sometimes, the congressperson's actions.
- arundelo 10y agoUnfortunately I can't find a source for this but I saw someone saying recently (and it makes sense) that a lot of congress fax numbers just convert the fax to an email message rather than physically printing it out.