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Rob Jonas's avatar

I made a phone call last night to Senator Thune. He is the current Senate majority leader. I told him the current immigration round up reminded me very much of the newsreels I watched about the Nazi rounding up Jewish people in Germany. Basically, t/rump and his supporters are fascists. There is no denying this fact. I therefore urge EVERYONE who cares, to deluge your representatives and senators with protest calls about what is happening right now. I have also decide to NEVER again vote for what I call the Rethugs. I didn’t abondon the Republican Party , it abandoned me.

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Robin's avatar

thank you Rob. This is part of what it's gonna take. Americans are by nature, lazy (including yours truly), so they know when we Do Something, it matters. #stayAwesome

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ramona j's avatar

202-224-3121 CALL

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Laura Who's avatar

Where does this.number take you to? I mean, who answers when one calls that number?

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Rob Jonas's avatar

You get the answering machine for the Representative or Senator. Sometimes during business hours, you get a staffer. More than one staffer has pissed me off with their attitude. I lost my temper with one ignorant moron and told him to just Fu*k yourself. He immediately hung up on me, but it felt good to unleash some crap on the condescending asshole.

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ramona j's avatar

It's the US Capitol switch board to reach your rerepresentatives in the senate and the HOR

They will ask you which representative you are looking for. Say your reps name, they connect you to their office. I always get a machine. Some people get thru

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GreenEyedLady's avatar

Correction, that isn't the number for the White House, it's the number for the Capitol switchboard. By dialing that number you can be put through to your Representative or Senators, or any other member of Congress. If you doctor know the names of those people, then the switchboard operator will look up the information, and then connect you.

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ramona j's avatar

Fixed it. So sorry. That's who to call anyways. They WORK FOR YOU. call them and tell them to do their jobs

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Laura Who's avatar

Thanks everyone

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Jo Dee's avatar

Looks to be the number for the U.S Senate.

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GreenEyedLady's avatar

It's actually the general number for the switchboard for both the Senate and the House.

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Heather Hay Charron 🇨🇦's avatar

Rob, what did Senator Thune say? It will be useful to have comments/responses from senators and members of congress handy when they’re up for re-election. I’m sure someone, somewhere, must be keeping track of what they’re saying when their feet are held to the fire.

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ramona j's avatar

You get answering machines. Leave messages. They log the calls.

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Rob Jonas's avatar

You don’t get to actually talk to these senators. You only get their answering machine. I NEVER leave contact information with these people. I only let them know that the actions of t/rump are unacceptable and by not stopping him, they are complicit in the chaos and mayhem he causes.

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GreenEyedLady's avatar

The problem with not leaving any contact information is that the people who represent you are going to post more attention if they know that you live in their area. If you aren't someone who's vote they have to earn, they have less incentive to care what you think.

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Rob Jonas's avatar

I understand what you are saying, but with the current regime in place, leaving a message opposing t/rump with your personal info attached, might lead to a knock on the door in the middle of the night. The MAGA cult members are leaving death threats on opposition sites against t/rump. Sorry, I am not taking chances with the Gestapo like tactics employed by the current regime.

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