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Edited on Wed Jul-14-04 12:06 PM by calimary
YES, I know you'll feel like you're sowing seeds onto barren ground. DOESN'T MATTER. DO IT ANYWAY. The enemy needs to know that the opposition is
a) VERY MUCH, INDEED, THERE
b) VERY VOCAL
c) and that they are (uh-oh!) present in HIS/HER VERY OWN DISTRICT. As in - his/her district is not as "safe" and mindless and harmless as he/she assumed or maybe was counting on.
These people are basically like banana slugs. Big and gross and disgusting. But they're at their best and slimiest when they're taking cover under something. When you lift the rock or the leaves or mulch they hide in, they're defenseless, because they're EXPOSED. AND THEN, THEY'RE VULNERABLE. AND THEY KNOW THIS.
The most wonderful thing you can do is to make sure they know you are there, and that you are ONTO them. And that you intend to remind them that THEY REPRESENT YOU, as well, and that there are more of you than they realize. AND, BECAUSE OF THE CRAP THIS WHITE HOUSE IS PULLING, there are MORE OF YOU EVERY DAY. It's OUR SIDE that's gaining traction, NOT theirs. Look no further than their precious Marriage DISCRIMINATION Amendment, pushed by Jesus w. bush, that went down in flames. There just weren't enough Americans into intolerance and codifying discrimination into our sacred documents to push this through. By All Means USE the defeat of the Marriage DISCRIMINATION Amendment (and - it is VITALLY IMPORTANT TO describe that amendment in EXACTLY those terms - that's what it IS) to prove your point.
You are the thorn in his/her heel. And you are not the only one. Your reps/senators are counting on keeping people like you silenced and intimidated. That you are bucking their tyranny is THE MOST PATRIOTIC, ALL-AMERICAN THING IMAGINABLE. And more and more people like you are beginning to become more defiant.
Eventually, some people who are not absolute evil will start to read the handwriting on the wall, and realize that the Good Guys (like you) are beginning to flex an awful lot of muscle (oh, Dear Savior, what's happening - where did THESE people come from? And, gasp, there are SO MANY of them! I'm surrounded!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Let him/her know that - AS A VOTER AND TAXPAYER - YOU PAID FOR THIS, and you have a right to know what you got for your money. And this guy/girl, as a public SERVANT, serves at your pleasure, and is paid by YOUR TAX MONEY (HAH! They're never gonna cut taxes THAT far!), as are all the staffers and assistants and other non-volunteers in his/her office.
And if you get some snotnose on the other end of the phone who gives you a hard time, and very likely thinks it's a good game to keep you on the line so you run up your long distance bill, YOU have the last laugh - because YOU CALLED TOLL FREE.
DO IT ANYWAY. If these people see they're up against a sufficiently large, vocal, activist, and formidable opposition, at least a few of them will start caving. They PANDER FOR A LIVING. And sooner or later, as WE GOOD GUYS get more vocal, activist, and greater in number, they're gonna realize that the people they need to start really listening to and pandering to - are US. NOT the dark siders. And as bush continues to sink in the polls, and Kerry/Edwards continues to gain momentum, and there's more shit that comes out about their precious bush, and the worse the scandals around him become, these reps of yours are going to realize that it's time to distance themselves from him and his. And you just might get your way. Or they'll realize that YOU just might be able to get A NEW REPRESENTATIVE.
DO IT ANYWAY. DO NOT BE DETERRED. Righteousness is on YOUR side. NOT theirs. They have an express ticket to hell. You don't.
AW SHOOT - sorry this is so long. Give her an inch and she'll take nine miles!
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