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I think it's interesting that there are ~200k Twitter/Facebook shares at the time of this comment, but less than 10k calls/emails. The message seems to be, "I t
by lpolovets 13y ago
I think it's interesting that there are ~200k Twitter/Facebook shares at the time of this comment, but less than 10k calls/emails. The message seems to be, "I think contacting legislators is a great idea! I hope some of my friends do that.."
- thomasfromcdnjs 13y agoChiming in as one of the developers, these share totals are the total from when the campaign first started. The tools for calling/emailing/petitioning have only been active for two or so hours.
- lpolovets 13y agoAh, got it. Thanks for the explanation and good luck with the campaign.
- davidw 13y agoIt is currently 4:27 AM on the east coast of the US. Most Americans are sleeping at the moment, and I doubt congressional offices are open.
- renang 13y agoAfaik NSA is/was gathering information worldwide.
- CalRobert 13y agoTrue, but as congresspeople are elected by the people of the US they would only be keen on hearing from them (well, that's the idea at least - in reality they don't seem to worry a lot about what a small but informed contingent cares about)
- davidw 13y agoIndeed: they only take calls from their own constituents. I, as an Oregonian, will be ignored if I call a representative, from, say, Iowa.
- jaboutboul 13y agoSome congressman/senators are busier at night than during the day ;)
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