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In the world of grand political change, three or four years is nothing. Don't give up hope yet. The Demand Progress folks are committed and have a good sense of

In the world of grand political change, three or four years is nothing. Don't give up hope yet. The Demand Progress folks are committed and have a good sense of what it takes to bring about political change in a democracy. Please support them. And believe it or not, legislators do watch those calls and emails––especially calls. All of them of them will tell you that the perception of a groundswell of support or opposition to an issue is enough to start to sway minds on Capitol Hill. Don't give in to cynicism.

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rch 13y ago
And by all means, back up those phone calls by voting.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  And donating. And working campaigns. And getting out the vote.
- chroem 13y ago
  That implies there's a non-trivial number of candidates who are legitimately against the NSA.
  - rch 13y ago
    That's fair, but it's perfectly alright to vote against the incumbent as a purely punitive, as opposed to corrective, measure.
    - pankkake 13y ago
      Tell me when that ever worked.
      - rch 13y ago
        Obama.
        pankkake 13y ago
        Given your previous responses I fear you are serious. Ouch.
binocarlos 13y ago
This is very well said - this kind of change happens slowly, little by little, without a bang. “Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” (Ghandi)
sjs382 13y ago
In the world of grand political change, three or four years is nothing. It isn't even a full election cycle.