Follow up on US Senate busy signals. EVERY SINGLE ONE of my US Senator's offices are giving me a busy signal. There

[PatrickforB]

is something fishy (as in RATFUCKING) that is keeping us from being able to get through calling our senators. Is anyone else having this issue?

[MiHale]

1. Yep...Michigan

[displacedvermoter]

2. Just spoke to Bernie's office

and got an email from Becca Balint. Waiting to hear back from Peter Welch.

[CrispyQ]

3. I've been able to leave vmails. Nobody ever answers. -nt

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Maybe they are getting so many calls

they simply cannot keep up. Makes more sense to me than assuming these people never answer their phones.

Of course, if the phone system is screwed up. . . .

[appmanga]

5. This is probably true...

....and for what it's worth, that's good news. These people are also very reachable by email, which is valued more than a phone call.

[womanofthehills]

6. Said they were getting 600 calls a minute

So kept going down

[yardwork]

7. Try calling their local state office numbers.

I keep getting voicemail for Thom Tillis (both state and DC office), but I've spoken to a staffer in Ted Budd's NC office twice. I'm calling the office based in his home county.

I also had two very nice conversations with my Democratic representative Valerie Foushee's DC and local offices.

I noticed that the VM recording for Thom Tillis was distorted. Maybe they are getting an overwhelming number of calls. Good. Keep it up.

I read that Republicans call more often than Democrats. All of them are getting thousands of calls from Republican voters cheering them on. Fight back. Call!

[electric_blue68]

12. Your comment...

"I noticed that the VM recording for Thom Tillis was distorted. Maybe they are getting an overwhelming number of calls. Good. Keep it up."

Yesterday to Schumer's office the VM recording was also distorted.

Today it was fine.

[yardwork]

13. Maybe the lines are getting overwhelmed.

If so, assume it's Republicans calling. We must step up.

[LeftInTX]

8. I got voicemails at Cruz's local office and Cornyn's DC office. Left messages to vote NO on RFK

Cornyn's local offices were all busy signals.

[D. Spaulding]

9. That's interesting. Bannon is claiming the phones are busy for this reason;

The US Senate’s voicemail system is currently DOWN due to the sheer amount of calls demanding Tulsi Gabbard, RFK Jr, and Kash Patel be confirmed.
Call your Senator at [phone] and DEMAND they vote to confirm!
My Capitol Hill sources tell me they were receiving over 600 CALLS PER MINUTE

KEEP UP THE PRESSURE. WE ARE WINNING! 🔥

I hope to God that it's for exactly the opposite reason

[yardwork]

14. He's probably right.

Historically, Republicans call their representatives much more often than Democrats do.

We spend too much time in performative virtue signaling protests and overlook the basics. We need to start calling our representatives and visiting their offices, showing up at town halls. Talk to them.

[GusBob]

10. So write a letter

Gets more attention

[yardwork]

15. I've read that emails get no attention at all.

Paper letters used to get attention but I don't know how true that is ever since the anthrax attacks. And the attacks on USPS.

Apparently phone calls and face to face visits are best now.

[Aristus]

11. Busy signals at the offices of both Senators Cantwell and Murray.