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Ms. Toad

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1. Your best option is to build a relationship with your congresspeople.

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 11:22 PM

Jan 4

Visit their local office - get to know their staff. Congresspeople depend way more on their staff than people realize to inform their actions - so meeting with a staff member isn't being put off, it is making a connection with people who have influence on the congressperson. The better a relationship you have with them, the more they will take your concerns seriously - and share then with the congressperson.

If you're not adverse to working with a religious group, FCNL (Quaker) has a strong lobbying group, with an agenda of helping everyone learn how to lobby effectively.

https://www.fcnl.org/act/lobby-congress

They are a reliable source of fact-based information. You don't have to be a Quaker to take advantage of the resources - just recognize that you will be exposed to faith-based rationales for actions you likely already support anyway.

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Your opinion sought -- and this time it feels urgent: [View all] Bread and Circuses Jan 4 OP

Your best option is to build a relationship with your congresspeople. Ms. Toad Jan 4 #1

I didn't know Quakers did that. Very impressed. jmbar2 Jan 4 #3

Until the tea party era, Ms. Toad Jan 4 #4

FCNL and congress Bread and Circuses Jan 4 #7

Perusing their website - wow! jmbar2 Jan 4 #10

I donate to FCNL ! Bread and Circuses Jan 4 #5

What exactly would you have your elected representatives do. J_William_Ryan Jan 4 #2

A good place to start is to ask, "What can they do that they're not already doing?" jmbar2 Jan 4 #6

Thanks for your response. Bread and Circuses Jan 4 #8

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Yes! Agree Bread and Circuses Monday #11

Me too - keeps me up at night. jmbar2 Monday #13

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Your supposition only makes sense to me if there actually IS incriminating info on all his rich buddies AZJonnie Monday #16

Every Floor speech... BurnDoubt Monday #14

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