> If you walked up to a representative and say, "I have these many thousands of members in your constituency, all of whom manage or work in large companies or o

> If you walked up to a representative and say, "I have these many thousands of members in your constituency, all of whom manage or work in large companies or other institutions and we suggest you do this or that" then that politician is likely to take notice. Nope. He'd say "you and everyone else who talks with me". Most House members represent about 720k people. (310M/435 and small states get at least one regardless of population.) On almost any issue, there are "thousands" of people on both sides.