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Changing the system the old fashioned way.

Started by LMNO, November 23, 2010, 03:32:48 PM

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November 23, 2010, 03:32:48 PM
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Inspired/reminded by Suu's anectdote about Sally May.

A lot of us here like writing things.  Why not put it to better use?  Write your senators and congressmen* and yell at them for allowing the TSA to rape the fourth amendment.  Sure, it may not be as glamorous as being tazed by security, and you probably won't get on YouTube, but there's a good chance it will be one of the more effective actions you can take.














*Foreignspags need not apply.

The Good Reverend Roger

#1
November 23, 2010, 04:06:09 PM
Problem is, your congressman will never even see the letter.  It will be glanced at by a staffer, who will then tell his boss that "people are concerned about security", and put whatever spin he likes on it.

This is why congress seems to have no connection whatsoever to what their constituents want.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Suu

#2
November 23, 2010, 04:14:11 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 23, 2010, 04:06:09 PM
Problem is, your congressman will never even see the letter.  It will be glanced at by a staffer, who will then tell his boss that "people are concerned about security", and put whatever spin he likes on it.

This is why congress seems to have no connection whatsoever to what their constituents want.

Wrong. The more letters, the better. I have gotten through to my senators and congressmen, and I have gotten replies. And in before "but Rhode Island is small", remember we're 2 million people in 60 square miles small, and I also got a response from a senator from New York, who's area and population eclipses ours by a lot.

Letters aren't being written anymore, and I mean LETTERS. Not emails, LETTERS.

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Senators

https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml Congressmen

Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."

The Good Reverend Roger

#3
November 23, 2010, 04:16:44 PM
Well, go for it.  It can't HURT, though I doubt you're going to carry as much weight as the Good People at Rapiscan.  There's a few dozen billions of dollars tied up in this, after all.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#4
November 23, 2010, 04:18:32 PM
Also, in my state, the majority view - of both politicians and the public - is that the 4th amendment exists to give criminals a helping hand.  They're not terrible fond of amendments I, V, VI, and VIII, either.

" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sister Fracture

#5
November 23, 2010, 04:19:01 PM
I support both ways.
Roaring Berserkery Bunny of the North End™

A Tucsonite is like a Christian in several important ways.  For one thing, they believe what they say about their god in the most literal, straightfaced way possible.  For another, they both know their god can hear them.  The difference between the two, however, is quite vast in terms of their relationship with their god; Christians believe in His benevolence, but Tucsonites KNOW of The City's spite and hate.

The Good Reverend Roger

#6
November 23, 2010, 04:20:06 PM
Quote from: Sister Fracture on November 23, 2010, 04:19:01 PM
I support both ways.

Sure.  I'm going to go ahead and write some letters...Not that I expect any help from Giffords, McCain, or Kyl.

But at least I can say I made the attempt.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sister Fracture

#7
November 23, 2010, 04:22:31 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 23, 2010, 04:20:06 PM
Sure.  I'm going to go ahead and write some letters...Not that I expect any help from Giffords, McCain, or Kyl.

But at least I can say I made the attempt.

For sure. I mean, it doesn't hurt to try.
Roaring Berserkery Bunny of the North End™

A Tucsonite is like a Christian in several important ways.  For one thing, they believe what they say about their god in the most literal, straightfaced way possible.  For another, they both know their god can hear them.  The difference between the two, however, is quite vast in terms of their relationship with their god; Christians believe in His benevolence, but Tucsonites KNOW of The City's spite and hate.

The Good Reverend Roger

#8
November 23, 2010, 04:23:18 PM
Quote from: Sister Fracture on November 23, 2010, 04:22:31 PM
For sure. I mean, it doesn't hurt to try.

It's going to cost me about a buck.  Meh.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Eater of Clowns

#9
November 23, 2010, 04:24:57 PM
Oh good, I can write Barney Frank.

Taking a page from Moist von Lipwig, it couldn't hurt to print these bad boys out on some nice quality paper, possibly to set them apart from others.  Do our rabid fontspags have a suggestion to use to make it look all pretty?
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EoC, you are the bane of my existence.

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EoC doesn't make creepy.

EoC makes creepy worse.

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the afflicted persons get hold of and consume carrots even in socially quite unacceptable situations.

Sister Fracture

#10
November 23, 2010, 04:25:47 PM
Arial
Roaring Berserkery Bunny of the North End™

A Tucsonite is like a Christian in several important ways.  For one thing, they believe what they say about their god in the most literal, straightfaced way possible.  For another, they both know their god can hear them.  The difference between the two, however, is quite vast in terms of their relationship with their god; Christians believe in His benevolence, but Tucsonites KNOW of The City's spite and hate.

The Good Reverend Roger

#11
November 23, 2010, 04:26:28 PM
Quote from: Sister Fracture on November 23, 2010, 04:25:47 PM
Arial

:lol:

And then the house-to-house searches began.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sister Fracture

#12
November 23, 2010, 04:28:23 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on November 23, 2010, 04:26:28 PM
:lol:

And then the house-to-house searches began.

:lol:

"No, don't take me, please! I thought it was Helvetica! THE MAN WHo SOLD IT TO ME SAID IT WAS HEL-mflmf"
Roaring Berserkery Bunny of the North End™

A Tucsonite is like a Christian in several important ways.  For one thing, they believe what they say about their god in the most literal, straightfaced way possible.  For another, they both know their god can hear them.  The difference between the two, however, is quite vast in terms of their relationship with their god; Christians believe in His benevolence, but Tucsonites KNOW of The City's spite and hate.

hooplala

#13
November 23, 2010, 04:30:41 PM
What would happen if a Canadian wrote in?  Would it just be tossed in the trash?
"Soon all of us will have special names" — Professor Brian O'Blivion

"Now's not the time to get silly, so wear your big boots and jump on the garbage clowns." — Bob Dylan?

"Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)" — Walt Whitman

Suu

#14
November 23, 2010, 04:31:39 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on November 23, 2010, 04:24:57 PM
Oh good, I can write Barney Frank.

Taking a page from Moist von Lipwig, it couldn't hurt to print these bad boys out on some nice quality paper, possibly to set them apart from others.  Do our rabid fontspags have a suggestion to use to make it look all pretty?

Nice white paper, Times New Roman.

Write a business letter like they taught you in grade school.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."
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