Angry Constituents Clogging Up Inboxes

[Nambe]

Source: Congressional Quarterly

It's no secret that Americans are up in arms over proposals for a $700 billion financial industry bailout, and they are letting Congress know about their dissatisfaction -- in spades.

An e-mail sent in the pre-dawn hours Friday by House administrators said the computer system was straining to keep up with a tremendous volume of incoming electronic traffic.

"Engineers have verified that unusually high traffic as a result of write your representative e-mail coming via member web sites is the cause of slow response" in the computer system, a note from the chief administrative officer's staff said.

Members across the political spectrum report heavy e-mail traffic from upset constituents. ...

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/cq/20080925/pl_cq_politics/politics2961119;_ylt=Aq7EX68xM7jqvj6Oys3DQML4R9AF

[sinkingfeeling]

1. The Capitol switchboard is giving out busy signals on all of the toll-free numbers as well.

[GinaMaria]

2. Keep slamming their inboxes

and demand more details. If we are being saddled with this debt that is not ours, then they owe us the information. We need to keep pushing them to do what is in our best interests not the bankers' best interests and not Paulson's best interest. Don't give up. Fight to the end or we'll be screwed.

[fascisthunter]

3. and yet the Dems think they won political points

DUMB

[ixion]

4. oh but wait USA today says 78% percent are happy as clams with the bailout

so who would be all these upset people flooding the switchboard?

Oh yeah, real people, rather than the fictional ones created by USA today.

[chill_wind]

23. I saw that. **Incredible. ** n/t

[AzDar]

5. This is tremendously unpopular. Apparently, they aren't concerned with that....

:mad:

[GinaMaria]

10. If flooding their inboxes isn't enough

and clogging the switchboards isn't enough

I don't know how we are supposed to reach them. Do we have to start dying of starvation and exposure to the elements on their front lawns? I'm sad to say, I don't think they would get it even if that happened. Time to take politics out of the hands of the elite. They are too out of touch to make decisions for real people. :(

[GinaMaria]

6. Sources to get your message through

You can send a message through
www.congress.org
or
http://www.democrats.com/stop-paulsons-plunder

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

United States Senate Switchboard
[phone]

House Financial Services Committee
Democratic Staff
2129 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Keep the pressure on!

www.faxzero.com to fax committee free of charge (limit 2 free faxes per day).

[LiberalEsto]

11. Or call their local offices nt

[dee15644]

13. I called

and let them know I am a voter and will vote to have anyone who votes for this voted out of office Democrat or Republican

[calimary]

24. TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers in my sig line.

There's a new one there today. I checked it out. It works.

[bemildred]

7. $700,000,000,000 will buy one hell of a lof of infrastructure, schools, and health care.

Just saying ...

[Art_from_Ark]

20. It would also make a bunch of fat cats even richer

and in a country run by fat cats, guess which use of the money will get priority

[galileoreloaded]

8. On CNBC..

Shelby starting to balk, and Schumer trying to get it done.. WHERE THE FUCK IS DEAN!!!!!
Our fearless leaders can be sooooo fucking dumb sometimes.

ALL these dumb asses better figure out that the word incumbent has no D or R next to it.

[robbibaba]

9. I've been faxing...

forget email. A fax counts for much more.

[GinaMaria]

12. I've done that too

They don't want to listen. They know their inboxes are flooded and where the people stand on this issue. They have the power to burden us with even more massive debt and we can scream until we pass out. They will move on in any direction they want.

[Javaman]

14. I have a feeling that "select all" - "delete" is in the future for many of these emails.

they don't listen to us anymore.

[crossroads]

17. They haven't listened to the voters in a very long time! nt

[HopeHoops]

15. I figure the e-mail I sent will be read sometime in say, December?

[Gin]

16. NO........ we want this bailout....didn't you see that poll?

we are true suckers for fear.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. Nambe , that is the best news I have had all week.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


And we gotta keep on keeping on, including this weekend.
Send those addresses to friends, ask them to x 3 to their friends, etc.
I have sent about 20 e-mails just today.

Sometimes the Congress critter's web page won't let you send unless you are in their state.
Google is great for getting a local address.

[mcollier]

19. Chinese regulators have told

their banks not to provide any loans to the US. Interenstingly, last week Dick Cheney told the EU and other contries in that region not to do business with Russia.


There are some problems but I'm sure there are many smart people who can come up with a much better plan than the bush administration....

The republicans are cruel to the American People... This bailout excercise is a clear example imo...

[UpInArms]

21. lookie! they're all just now getting to where I've been for years!

It's no secret that Americans are up in arms over proposals for a $700 billion financial industry bailout, and they are letting Congress know about their dissatisfaction -- in spades.

[chill_wind]

22. K & R