DON'T lie about your residency! They all have caller ID and know if

[Amaryllis]

you are calling from out out of state. My senator's office told me that a year or so ago. If they get a bunch of calls from people lying about their zip code, it lessens our chances of having an impact.

[iconoclastNYC]

1. *67 to block caller ID.

[mb7588a]

14. not sure if *67 works either. nt.

[juliana24]

30. *67 doesnt work on toll free numbers or 911 emergency calls.

[nilram]

31. but note that

*67 doesn't block ANI, which is the system that sends your phone number for a toll-free call. You can't block sending along your number with 800, 888, etc, calls -- the idea is that the person paying for the call gets to see who is calling. They may or may not have real-time number ID, however, but they'll get the phone number on their bill.

[iconoclastNYC]

35. So use the regular numbers.

[seabeyond]

2. too late. too many already promote this, want this, they

want to embrace this part of repug action...... to win

i personally cannot do it nor do i like it, but i will imagine you will have a strong majority here that dont stand with you on this

just a guess

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. That would be the dumbest thing imaginable.

And yet I don't doubt for a minute that you're right.

[converted_democrat]

8. Don't twist the truth..

I was the one that said we should use a puke tactic, but I never said to lie about anything.. All I asked was for people to call local offices too.. I was the one that started this, but I did not tell or even suggest that anyone should lie.. I just said to call local offices too. Don't twist it.

on edit- here is a link to what I wrote..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2376136

[seabeyond]

12. wow you found me. i clearly said in at least ten posts to you

dont be dishonest, wrong to lie...... and when i finally gave up and said whatever you say, oh not lie. which is what the whole thread and my whole argument was. so........you can think this is a post against you, but i was really refering to the turks. jill on the turks filibustering on radio is promoting this. well so is the dude turk. they are giving out zips for states they want calls on. and they are saying repug do it, we can too

so

honest

i dont have a problem with truth

[converted_democrat]

18. I told you a dozen times in that other thread that I didn't tell anyone to

lie, but you kept up on my case.. Why? I still don't have any idea.. I'm just making it clear I told no one to lie..

"and when i finally gave up and said whatever you say, oh not lie. which is what the whole thread and my whole argument was. so........you can think this is a post against you,"

What is that?? I have no clue what any of that even means..

[seabeyond]

25. and yet here you are..... do what you want. i tell you this post

has nothing to do with you. here you are

[Amaryllis]

20. I also was responding to the Turks. Senators ALL have caller ID now;

my senator's office told me when I told him I was a constituent. He said he already knew because of my phone number prefix.

[Amaryllis]

17. I never even saw your post. I WAS NOT twisting what you said. I

have heard a number of people say to use fake zip codes when calling and was addressing them. i absolutely advocate calling from out of state, but just not representing yourself as a resident. Don't assume someone is responding to your post unless they specifically do respond to your post; there are thousands of people posting and you simply can't assume someone is reacting or responding to yours.

[Skidmore]

We are all their constitutents.

If they take money for campaigning from people outside their states then they need to represent them also, and should be reminded of this.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. No, we are not.

Money or no money, votes determine constituency, or at least they did last time I checked the Constitution. Money is a freedom of speech issue.

[Skidmore]

9. THose donations allow them to take their campaigns on the

road. ANd on some issues, we are all their constituents.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

11. No, flatly, you're still wrong.

Senators serve the people of their state and NO ONE else. If you want to donate to them, that's your choice, but that Senator has no responsibility whatsoever to you. You may choose to donate or not donate.

[Midlodemocrat]

15. Well, technically you are correct of course, Vash,

but I have called and spoken to many, many senate offices over the last week, because regardless of my state of residence, how they vote will affect the entire United States for many, many years.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

26. That's perfectly fine.

Just don't call yourself their constituent and expect them to take you seriously at all. 9 times out of 10, unless you live within their boundaries, they don't give a great goddamn, no matter what the intern who took your call says.

[seabeyond]

6. i havent had a touhg time calling and emailing all senators

repugs and dem alike.... putting amarillo texas on each and every email and saying julie from texas on phone calls. i havent had one hang up

[Amaryllis]

22. That is not the point. I absolutlely advocate calling from out of state

but just not lying about being a constituent.

[NNadir]

3. I can't get through to one of my Senator's offices.

That would be Robert Menendez, the new New Jersey senator.

[Trevelyan]

7. Feinstein WILL filibuster! (Haven't checked her site yet)

"Some encouraging news from diaries at dkos. Feinstein WILL filibuster! Just spoke to SF Office! http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/27/154519/880
Salazar is taking a poll, call him now!!! they answer and ask me if I support or don't support a filibuster and that's all they want to know.

Ken Salazar (D- CO) 202-224-5852

They will ask what city you are calling from.

CALL THEY SAY THEYRE EVEN TALLYING YOU IF YOU SAY YOU *AREN'T* A CONSTITUENT! PLEASE!"

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/27/155145/128

"Take a look at the comments on this news story, The Next Hurrah. Looks like a bloodbath will nsue over this issue. Wake up, the people are speaking LOUDLY. One example from: RawStory Comments

Here's a gutless Dem

Nelson of NE voted YES for Alito.

Remember that f******* name

NELSON

So what's the call Senator? You really think no one will notice your capitulation?

But someone WILL NOTICE, Democrats: THOSE OF US WILLING AND ABLE TO PAY
ATTENTION. Everyone knows what is going on, and with an ounce of self-preservation, NOBODY will back your party EVER AGAIN on "faith."

Got it? "Trust us" walks out the door NOW -- you can save your 2006 campaign ad money. This filibuster, or not, SAYS IT ALL about your values and your principles, or your corrupt consciences and your sold-out character.

The tone to the select few will get worse as the weekend drags."

[Kire]

10. K&R

nt

[Armstead]

13. Yes...Honesty is the best policy

The staffes I've spoken with have listened after I've said I'm not nfrom their state

[uppityperson]

16. I may live in 1 state but be traveling in another right now. nt

[debbierlus]

19. I have a computer phone

So, they don't know where the hell I am

LOVE VONTAGE

[politicat]

21. I'm faxing for family members

We're all in critical states, but I'm the one who is at home and has a fax. Their names and *forwarded by a relative* goes on every fax.

No one seems annoyed and besides, when I had an efax number it was a Montana phone number, even though I lived in Colorado. And with number portability and unlimited long distance, telephones are no longer reliable. (And what about people on the road for business - should they not have a chance to call their reps, too?)

[Marie26]

23. Yep

That's why I just called my own Senators, even though it was probably wasted effort. But if Elizabeth Dole suddenly votes for a fillibuster, you'll know why. :)

[froshty1960]

29. If that happens

please send someone from EMS to a split-level house in downtown Cary, NC. I'll need CPR and oxygen. LOL

[Marie26]

34. Sorry, I'll probably have fainted too! nt

[AbbyR]

24. True...

My senator told me that ages ago when I called and asked if they wanted my contact info to be sure I was from Arkansas.

[xultar]

27. But I live in ATL and have a NC area code. IT really no longer holds water

You can have a number from just about anywhere.

what if you are on a business trip like me.

[Amaryllis]

33. True, I stand corrected.

[xultar]

36. But I agree with you. We still shouldn't lie. Makes us look like FREEPERS

Thanks for your post though.

:pals:

[Ladyhawk]

28. Hell, just tell them the truth.

:shrug:

We're all citizens of this country and even if you are not a constituent, the senators should take that into consideration. Of course, many of them don't even listen to their constituents.

[Beaverhausen]

32. The supreme court affects all of us, not just their constituents