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RainDog

(28,784 posts)
8. Contacting your Senator will do some good
Fri May 30, 2014, 01:53 PM
May 2014

Because you will have participated in the democratic process by letting your representatives know how you think you would like them to vote.

The religious right has gotten so much traction in this nation, and one party has given so much attention to their issues in large part because they have well-coordinated call campaigns.

Even if your Senator doesn't vote the way you would like, she or he will know where voters stand on issues.

And Feinstein might surprise you on this one - it's only for medical marijuana and only to defund the Justice Dept. spending on raids for legal medical marijuana facilities in states.

If she votes against this - well, that will provide a great talking point for her opponents during primaries. It's a way to build a case against her for future primaries.

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