it is so annoying but it does earnestly stand to reason that if you’re annoyed enough to call about an issue (annoying inconvenience waiting on phone to voice an opinion to a stranger) you are a high propensity voter regarding whatever you’re calling about.
It's allowable in your reps' code of practise to refuse to engage - for any reason; the job's too huge to take on everything - but especially with people who engage in harassment. You want attention paid to the issue? Go wide with a campaign. You want your ego stroked / name recognised? Facilitate.
nora: I remember watching a comedy thing about "white woman emails" and the comedian was just describing how my tenants union operates lol.
one tactic for a small target is to organise a "phone blockade" schedule so someone is calling at all times during opening hours. fucks up a full day's work.
called Senators office over 400+ times in a row during Amy Coney Shutupand Bearit's nomination and they subsequently changed the phone systems to go to voice mail after 5pm. Effecting change in congress by basically driving his assistants bonkers is real
I called both my senators today. Bennets staffer said their phones have not stopped ringing since yesterday. Hick’s agreed the senator should support AOC’s articles of impeachment against Thomas and Alito!
Make some noise people. Keep calling.
Also helping people who want to be annoying do so in minimal effort, some of us may not want to write a whole letter but we will def copy/paste some talking points maybe edit and send. Did this successfully for a number of local policy campaigns in my city and it helps turn people out!
I'll give it another go. Last time I tried talking to my reps, all that happened was they ignored me, aside from putting me on their mailing lists, so now I get all these notices about who they're doing fucked up shit, because KY politics is like 90% republicans.
My partner is the talking person and I am the writing person for similar but complimentary neurodivergent reasons. And damn if it isn't the highlight of my day to listen to them on the phone being like "yes, it IS me again." The irritation tells you it's working lol
l man, this is how the Right does it. Cultural conservatism is a minority ideology, but its adherents win because they are willing to be deeply unpleasant and are counting on the rest of us to give them everything they want while muttering "Christ, THIS fucking guy," and so far it's worked for them
