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In reply to the discussion: Dear President Obama: Stop Telling Me to Tell Congress What to Do [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)10. Yeah, just let all the right-wingers write their Congress people
We should just shut up. WTF?
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We have to tell comgress what we expect them to do, otherwise they will simply do lobbyists bidding
peacebird
Dec 2012
#2
No actually. Contact your congress folk, like President Obama is saying. Our voices ARE heard, when
peacebird
Dec 2012
#7
Actually I contact Webb & Warner several times a month. I have done so for years.
peacebird
Dec 2012
#19
Peace yourself! And yes, John Warner and Jim Moran both sent good responses. Mark Warner, no, sadly.
peacebird
Dec 2012
#23
Sounds like the OP's post is more about hating Obama than holding Congressional Republicans
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#61
"Express ourselves, almost solely" on blogs to other people that agree with us already".
Jennicut
Dec 2012
#67
How many more times is every day, just like baggers meet in their districts. We give up, they win.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#41
No, just seeing the reality of people doing without because they vote against social safety nets. In
freshwest
Dec 2012
#54
They are in congress to represent you. They can't do that unless they know what you want. n/t
Lucinda
Dec 2012
#13
It's a good job, Rachel said this week, congress will work about one third of calender year in 2013.
julian09
Dec 2012
#25
I wrote to my representative today, John Culberson R-TX, who thinks we have a spending problem,
Thinkingabout
Dec 2012
#30
The attitude in this post represents the biggest problem with our country right now.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#32
Well, then good for you. If all you're going to do is sit on the "Bloggo" whine and complain, you're
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#63
No. Throughout this thread, his point has been to belittle the rest of us with his self righteousnes
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#62
Exactly. To say that representational democracy does not ever work is a farce.
Jennicut
Dec 2012
#66
The Teabaggers/ReThugs NEVER stop calling their members. NEVER!! The OP expects us to?
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#64
I don't need President Obama to tell me to do it; I do it already. But I ALSO contact
forestpath
Dec 2012
#55
He's *asking* you to call Congress because it works! It really does scare the shit out of them
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#60