> Do that as a habit, it's easy, and you've let it be known that the government isn't allowed these arbitrary violations of our rights. You're kidding, right?

> Do that as a habit, it's easy, and you've let it be known that the government isn't allowed these arbitrary violations of our rights. You're kidding, right? The only thing that will happen if you send them an email or call, is that you'll get on their list and then they'll SPAM the shit out of you when it comes time for re-election. Consider yourself lucky if there's an unsubscribe link. > The challenge we all face is that we're too cowardly, generally, to stand up to tyrannical acts like this. This has nothing to do with cowardice. The options for voicing our displeasure are quite limited and the few options there are happen to be ineffectual. Sending them email, calling, protesting, etc. isn't going to do squat. The only way to get them to behave is to make it look like a scandal. They don't like scandals. Scandals put their careers at risk. E-Mail the New York Times instead. If the story starts playing in a negative light on every media outlet and doesn't die down after a few days, they'll start to get nervous and sweat a little.