On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Dave Land wrote: > Perhaps I didn't call Congress because I am just so sick and tired of > a system that couldn't possibly care less about what I think that it's > just not worth the effort.
For what it's worth, I live in an area "represented" by two very pro- corporate Republican Senators who are only too happy to support such interests regardless of what I have to say, as well as an even more pro-corporate Republican House member who is on *record* as having voted for the bailout. I know full well that all three of them would be happier if they never heard from me again, but I do at least email them regularly on issues that are important to me, even if I only get form letters in response telling me basically to stop bothering them because they're going to vote however they please. Sometimes it helps for them to know what your position is, not because you might have any effect on how they vote, but because it's important not to let them interpret your silence as agreement. I've been quieter lately, but only because I kind of want them to be complacent enough to be voted out of office. (The House member in question is actually a lot closer to going home than he seems to think, as the local challenger is making a surprisingly good showing. :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
