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For what it‘s worth, this morning I used 5Calls to contact my senators and ask them to vote against the pending continuing resolution.
In “normal” times, I wouldn‘t favor this approach. But we‘re not in normal times. Republicans have proven themselves to be untrustworthy. As a #longtimefed I found the kick-the-can budget process to be disruptive, especially when it would drag on until March. However, we‘re already living under massive disruption.
ImperfectCJ I need to educate myself more about this issue and then follow your lead and call my congresspeople...there's been too much to keep up with, and I don't want to get fatigued as the consequential stuff comes up (which I know is the goal of those holding the fire hose). 2w
TheBookHippie I like the 5calls thing and I agree with everything you said. 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures @ImperfectCJ the point is to overwhelm you. My unsolicited advice, get a group of like-minded friends and parcel out the issues. In my friend group I monitor abortion issues, 1 friend monitors LGBTQ, 1 takes immigration ECT. Then when serious things come up the person in charge of that subject writes a letter to the Congress people and shares it with the group and we all send in a letter. 2w
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Bookwormjillk Have you seen what they want to do to DC? Take away $1.1 B dollars! Think of what that would do to public services. 2w
ImperfectCJ @ChaoticMissAdventures Indeed. They've said as much while saying the quiet part loud. Between pandemic, job changes/relocations, and now all of this, my friend group has diminished significantly. I'm in a rebuilding phase, but at almost 50, that's challenging. I'm trying to focus on the ways that the Constitution is being eroded rather than specific issues (forest vs trees), but it's easy to get distracted by outrage and fear. 2w
Susanita @ImperfectCJ @ChaoticMissAdventures The point is definitely to overwhelm us. I‘m gonna go out on a limb and say they probably don‘t even mind the lawsuits that much (bitching and moaning and bluster aside), because it keeps the waters muddied. Throw in Tesla publicity stunts and a Hannity rant. Rinse. Repeat. 2w
Susanita @Bookwormjillk I understand that‘s not even federal money! For that the city had to dismantle the BLM plaza?!? 2w
Susanita @ImperfectCJ @ChaoticMissAdventures One option is indivisible.org which has local groups centered around particular issues. 2w
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