Last chance to try to stop Congress from bailing out Wall St.
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Well, Congress seems to have a plan in the works and while it isn’t the Paulson plan anymore, it is still terrible and anathema to the notion of a free market.
I’ve been asking all of you to write to Congress and share your views (particularly) on this subject, but really on any that floats your boat. Remember, these assholes work for you and me. When your employees get out of line in your office, you let them know about it, don’t you? Well, to aid in this effort, I thought I’d pass along The Consumerist’s guide to writing to Congress to make sure you get the most bang for your letter-writing buck.
Every office has its own procedures for tabulating constituent correspondence, but most will produce a report at the end of week breaking down how many letters were received by issue area, separating out form letters from letters sent by individual constituents.
Members treat each type of letter differently, but most look for individual letters as a barometer of their district’s concerns. These are the letters that have the most influence, the ones we will show you how to write.Carey
The Consumerist
As that guide points out, form letters get less attention than individual letters. But that doesn’t mean you still can’t use the forms I link to, such as this one. Just type your text into the appropriate box. Et Voilà ! You have an individual letter that will immediately get emailed to your reps. You can also use this link to look up your reps phone numbers to call them directly in DC.
It looks like they are going to try to rush a vote today (Sunday) before the markets open in Asia. Get on the horn, people! It’s go time!
Last night I came across this: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=1826
I know this is Atlas Shrugged/Ayn Rand strike two, but now I can’t put this book down. It’s eerily on par…
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September 28th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Justin, please elaborate. Rand’s text is so dense, it is hard to divine your perspective from that comment. Nice link, though!
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September 28th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
It just makes me sick to hear $700 or $1 trillion thrown around with such irreverence towards the people who will have to foot the bill.
So much for Mantra #1.
I’m seriously considering writing in Ron Paul.
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September 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
*$700 billion*
September 28th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Haha! I thought about snarking it up on your $700 typo, but then I chalked it up to the nation having too much exposure to Sarah Palin. It is bringing our collective IQ way, way down and we don’t have much room to fall.
Also, Mantra #1 is as true as it ever was. We simply must enforce it. Writing in Ron Paul is a good start. He is on the ballot here in Kansas. I’m conflicted. I really want to vote for him, but he isn’t likely to get the third highest percentage, thus bringing about less change than if we all voted for Bob Barr, who last I saw was sitting around 6% of the vote. I just don’t know if I will be able to be that cynical when it comes time to pull the lever.
Viva Ron Paul!