>"The people of NC who care about this should organize around the issue and let their reps know what they think about it. Give them feedback. In mass, if possib

>"The people of NC who care about this should organize around the issue and let their reps know what they think about it. Give them feedback. In mass, if possible." They already are, the problem is that the majority of the populace isn't affected and can't be motivated to care. The average voter is not someone who owns or operates farm equipment. What we have are two niche groups trying to affect legislation on a niche subject. "Feedback in politics" is rarely accurate and is prone to selection bias. There was an AMA for a congressional staffer on reddit years ago and they revealed that congresspeople have rules of thumb when it comes to estimating what their constituents want. Essentially, they judge online petitions as worthless, an email represents a single person, a phone call represents about 10 people, a mailed letter represents about 50 people, and a handwritten note speaks for about 100 people. The idea being that the number of constituents who care is higher than the number than can be bothered to contact them. And, the level of effort put in roughly lines up with broader support. Even still, the majority of their constituency is not at all engaged. I can imagine this rule of thumb breaking down for very niche topics. Of course, once people figured this out many activists started sending handwritten notes to try and sway the politicians by making the issue seem more important.