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Plucketeer

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18. I called her office earlier

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #8)

Fri May 22, 2015, 08:31 PM

May 2015

and stated I wanted her to know I was against this secretive trade business and the perpetuation of the Patriot act. I also told the staffer that I felt she was not listening to her constituents and was basically thumbing her nose at them by voting however she took a notion to. The staffer's voice got a bit emotional as he defended her against my allegations. I asked that he convey our little discussion to her as well.
It's time these self-serving folks start to pay heed to the folks that put them in office with their votes - not the ones that pour on the monies and other rewards.

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TPP is in trouble, thanks to public interest [View all] Dem2 May 2015 OP

kick Dawson Leery May 2015 #1

Hope that is true but SheHMZ May 2015 #2

Well we had a bunch of local activists nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #4

+1 Phlem May 2015 #21

Twisted her arm? Diane was a yes to NAFTA, one of just 8 Democratic Senators to vote yes on CAFTA Bluenorthwest May 2015 #8

She sure backflipped all right SheHMZ May 2015 #13

I called her office earlier Plucketeer May 2015 #18

2 decades ago we were not such an internet world. dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #3

Why do you think the internet needs to be controlled? nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #5

Exactly..... dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #6

That may be another reason to beat back the TPP Jack Rabbit May 2015 #12

You're a smart woman. Exactly. 840high May 2015 #14

Which is very likely to happen if the TPP passes. Another good reason to make sure it doesn't. sabrina 1 May 2015 #15

Yep. They are gonna keep taking shots at the internet until they can gatekeep it better. GoneFishin May 2015 #23

Precisely. 99Forever May 2015 #24

What trouble? bvar22 May 2015 #7

It is a secret boondogle nradisic May 2015 #9

This makes me very happy. I hope & pray it is 110% true. 99th_Monkey May 2015 #10

K&R! Omaha Steve May 2015 #11

I agree with Pres. Obama on most issues, but not this groundloop May 2015 #16

As time goes by DirtyHippyBastard May 2015 #20

The dirty hippy bastard is right dreamnightwind May 2015 #27

K & R AzDar May 2015 #17

But... But... But... That Might Make The President Look Bad... WillyT May 2015 #19

I'm not seeing a downside to that. 99Forever May 2015 #25

TARP, ACA, DACA, now TPP ucrdem May 2015 #22

Looks like all I can really do is not ever vote for or support any "Dem" that votes yes. djean111 May 2015 #26

It might be in trouble in the world of public opinion, but dreamnightwind May 2015 #28