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Cosmocat

(14,564 posts)
11. PRESSURE THE Rs!
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 08:29 AM
Jan 2013

This is the only way to fight this.

Both my state senator and representative are Rs.

I know them and they know me, and we are friendly in our communications while they know my politics.

I don't go to them on many things, just the important things.

I wrote both letters this time last year about this, and called it for what it was, bald faced, politics with no policy aspect at all, and strongly urged them to not support it.

My House guy was pretty quick in responding that he would not support it. My senator, who is in leadership, took time to put his finger to the wind with the rest of them, and once they settled on the voter ID scam, he replied that he would not support it.

The Ds are not going to support this. They key is letting the Rs know we are paying attention to it, and also making direct communication to let them know it is unacceptable.

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