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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The extremely American experience of writing a letter to your congressional rep with a 0% chance of it ending up anywhere other than the trash, unread.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Letters to congress critters, like all correspondence, is looked at by the aides. Letters carry more weight than phone calls,etc. They can see by the postmark if you are part of their voting block, and there is an assumption that if you took time to write them there are at least 10 others that feel the same way you do. Doesn't mean the Congressman will agree with you, though.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I've received numerous fuckoff letters back from aides, signed by my (dem) reps. I don't see the difference between that and my original letter ending up in the trash.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The difference is that your point of view is kept track of, somewhere. They make the decision that they don't care, because their re-election does not depend on your vote. But they still track it.

    If they start getting a lot of letters on a particular topic, it will prompt some sort of response.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've been doing plenty of antiwar organizing, the routine is you organize getting hundreds of letters sent, working hard to make sure it's actual constituents, I've even gone to hand off in person to the aides. You always get a letter like 6 months later with a non-response, vowing to keep doing what they've been doing.

    They are not tracking anything for anything more than PR management, it takes actual leverage to influence their decisions.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Like I said, it doesn't mean they will agree with you.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's why I encourage everyone to vote Uncommitted downballot as well

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    He's too busy sharing his spank bank with his son to make a decision that has any value to human life.

    Haven't you heard? All life has value, except for the knuckle babies he and his son are discharging into their jocks.

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago

    Who cares what a bunch of Europeans in skinny jeans thinks? This letter might force him to dig in more. None of them can fire his ass, but a handful of wingnut Republicans can.

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