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Abra Staffin-Wiebe ([personal profile] abracanabra) wrote2002-09-24 11:28 am

Activism

Note: I still haven't been able to get through, but apparently my father managed to, though it took him about half-a-dozen busy signals and lots of being on hold. Why isn't our government more efficient? Do you think they do it on purpose?

Please phone the White house at 202-456-1111 (between 9:00 AM and 5:00
PM
[EST] ). A machine will detain you a moment, an operator will ask you
which
state you are calling from and then the operator will ask for your
comment.
Simply state "I oppose" or "I approve of" the proposed war against Iraq.
They will thank you for your comment and hang up.

The president wants to know. Tell him. Time is running out. Thank you!!

[identity profile] pro2lbox.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
Is there anywhere online that this can be done?
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[identity profile] lyght.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Phone is more effective than e-mail, as the ol' dinosaurs generally pay more attention to a good old fashioned talkin-to.

Funny, clouds, I got one thru the RSU mailing list exactly like this -- must have some mutual connxns in the activist community

Re:

[identity profile] pro2lbox.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I found this on a friends "friends list". Most of(but definitely not all of) the people I associate with have similar ideals and opinions... One of the cool things I like about LJ...

[identity profile] gunn.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
I don't see anywhere. I went to the whitehouse.gov website, and didn't see a damn thing about it.
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[identity profile] lyght.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The phone number or the fact that a bunch of people are calling in?

If the phone number -- ok, but I know 202 is the right area code just from about a billion other messages from RSU.

If people calling in -- it's not like W's *asking* for people to call. It's one of those "I'm a citizen, here's what I think -- don't do it, mofo!!!!" You should refer to what you're opposing (hopefully that's obvious), but you can call 'em any time you please to give him a piece of yer mind. Of course, briefer is usually better.

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[identity profile] pro2lbox.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I would suppose that if found, the validity of it would more than likely be very questionable anyways...

[identity profile] erragal.livejournal.com 2002-09-24 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
Then when we do go to war the thought police can go through their voicemail and locate disenters.