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Tell HN: ResistBot in need of volunteers to help people contact congress
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- sebleon 9y agoAre these strategies actually effective? I want to believe this will help, though wondering if we’re better off pitching in to fund a lobbying campaign like MegaCorps do.
- novaurora 9y agoThese same actions beat SOPA/PIPA in 2012. More recently ACA repeal. Massive contact to Congress that scares officials that they won't be re-elected, yes that works. It must be louder than the equivalent in campaign contributions that officials spend for ads in October/November.
- mjhea0 9y agoClickable >> https://resistbot.io/ https://resistbot.io/