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CrispyQ

(41,072 posts)
69. If you want to be sure to get vmail, call on the weekend.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 12:21 PM
Jan 2026

Phone in your resistance! ☎️☎️☎️

https://5calls.org

Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
You can connect with senators & reps at this number.

They have local offices, too, & if an issue is hot & their vmail is full at DC, try a local office. I believe it's just as important to call your republican reps as your democratic ones. Maybe more, so they know they have dem constituents.

Other tips. It's proper to leave your full name & zip code at the end. If you care enough to call then you should stand behind your message with your name, & the zip is so they know what district you live in. Chuck Schumer takes calls from all over the country, so zips are helpful. Needless to say you should be polite, but I've expressed frustration with a swear word or two, although never directed at my congressmen.

The time it takes to plan & attend one protest would probably cover a month or two worth of calls. Once you get in the habit you'd be surprised how quick it is. I often compose my messages at night while watching TV. Calling every week is like working out; you have to make the time. But there's not an easier or more effective way to protest. ☎️

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Doubtful . We've seen this before. They fold. Bread and Circuses Jan 2026 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #19
You think the public is on the side of DHS? 52% of all Americans say that ICE is making communities less safe only 31% ancianita Jan 2026 #21
Sorry, I worded that very badly, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2026 #23
Whew. If it's too much combat that's affecting you, I feel you. ancianita Jan 2026 #29
Thanks Chuck. You missed the boat. It left long ago. chicoescuela Jan 2026 #30
Tell him. 202-224-6542. It takes two minutes to leave a message or talk to his clerk who records messaging. ancianita Jan 2026 #34
The rank and file abandoned Schumer the first time he caved and he's not shown any sign of changing. lees1975 Jan 2026 #49
Then your message to him should be, "Do you want to lose the midterms? If not, find a way to stop DHS funding." CrispyQ Jan 2026 #53
+1!! We should bomb him with calls! Overload his vmail! CrispyQ Jan 2026 #52
Great habit you have. We all need to do what you do. Thank you for the link! ancianita Jan 2026 #68
If you want to be sure to get vmail, call on the weekend. CrispyQ Jan 2026 #69
Thanks. I believe ancianita Jan 2026 #70
Oh yes. Op-eds in my local paper have given me great ideas for messages. CrispyQ Feb 2026 #71
Now don't fucking back down Mysterian Jan 2026 #2
He needs the Pelosi Gentle-but-so-Effective Arm Twisting seminar. -nt CrispyQ Jan 2026 #54
Post removed Post removed Jan 2026 #3
It shouldn't have passed the House. tblue37 Jan 2026 #4
They will cave. Cobalt Violet Jan 2026 #5
Things are different now and you know they know it. ancianita Jan 2026 #12
No, we don't know it. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2026 #15
We know that three of the eight who voted yes said they will now vote no. You're right, but I think there's momentum. ancianita Jan 2026 #18
when their corporate masters start complaining about the shut down they will cave. Cobalt Violet Jan 2026 #45
The House could have stopped ICE funding 2 days ago iemanja Jan 2026 #36
told you so! Cobalt Violet Jan 2026 #66
Call him! Tell him, no funds for DHS thugs who terrorize our neighborhoods. CrispyQ Jan 2026 #55
Doesn't the debt ceiling expire at the end of January? Fiendish Thingy Jan 2026 #6
No. The debt ceiling isn't expected to be reached until sometime in 2027 onenote Jan 2026 #14
It's the right thing Senator, don't back down. Buddyzbuddy Jan 2026 #7
No more VanceFan Jan 2026 #8
And ... take away Noem's two newly purchased planes! nt in2herbs Jan 2026 #13
Leader must make sure no dems vote for funding, another vote that will decide the future of the party, don't fuck it up yaesu Jan 2026 #9
It only takes one Democrat -- Schumer, or MN's Klobuchar or Smith, or others who are deciding against funding DHS... ancianita Jan 2026 #10
I hope you're right, FoxNewsSucks Jan 2026 #16
Nope. Just four like him: Shaheen, Hassan, King, and believe it or not, the senate whip, Durbin himself. ancianita Jan 2026 #27
I doube there's even one D who will change their vote to R because they are mad at another shutdown. nt in2herbs Jan 2026 #11
I really hope he means it this time. And I hope every Senator follows suit. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #17
Durbin, as the longest standing senate whip, should be all in on this, his last term in office. We'll see if he whips a ancianita Jan 2026 #22
I want to trust him. Gore1FL Jan 2026 #20
Tell Schumer that. 202-224-6542. ancianita Jan 2026 #26
I have little confidence in the intestinal fortitude of Schumer. Sorry to say that, but I do. I've seen him fold too PatrickforB Jan 2026 #24
If Schumer says he'll put a hold on the vote, I believe him. Better he loses control of the 8 than the remaining 42 ancianita Jan 2026 #31
Good for you! CrispyQ Jan 2026 #57
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Jan 2026 #25
Hate to go all Machiavellian here paleotn Jan 2026 #28
It's not Machiavellian, paleotn.It's Rational, Moral & Brilliant! THE general strike led by Democrats of the Senate! ancianita Jan 2026 #32
Finally waking up, I hope. Sanity Claws Jan 2026 #33
Here. Wake him up to this on Bluesky. Culture there is beating politics every day. ancianita Jan 2026 #35
Chuckles found his balls? I doubt it ........ joanbarnes Jan 2026 #37
Chuckles? balls? ancianita Jan 2026 #38
Sure you will, Chuck. Queso Delicioso Jan 2026 #39
... ancianita Jan 2026 #40
AOC. Or someone similarly ruthless. Queso Delicioso Jan 2026 #41
She's a Rep. so is in the House, the leader in the House is Hakeem Jeffries Rhiannon12866 Jan 2026 #42
True now, perhaps not true later. Queso Delicioso Jan 2026 #62
Chris Murphy. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #43
I hope to God they do block the spending bill Beringia Jan 2026 #44
Yeah, cool story schumer Javaman Jan 2026 #46
Tell me when they have done it. Otherwise that's just one more headline. Ford_Prefect Jan 2026 #47
That is a great move, if they will actually do it. lees1975 Jan 2026 #48
This shutdown will last until the midterms MichMan Jan 2026 #50
Good. The people will blame the administration, not the minority party. ancianita Jan 2026 #58
Hard to say who gets blamed MichMan Jan 2026 #59
Not for me... ancianita Jan 2026 #60
Saw nothing in the OP about Schumer not funding the government over Epstein MichMan Jan 2026 #61
Okay. Fair point. ancianita Jan 2026 #63
Every. Single. Dem. Must. Vote. To Block. Ich. Spending. Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #51
"I wonder if Lucy will let me kick the football this time?" Oneironaut Jan 2026 #56
ICE would still operate in a partial government shutdown MichMan Jan 2026 #64
Even if DHS gets no funding henbuck Jan 2026 #65
Sure Chuck... Luciferous Jan 2026 #67
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