If we're serious
About keeping it short and to the point
When I called my (MAGA) Congresswoman today, after asking her to oppose the idea of combining debt ceiling increase with aid to Californians suffering from the fire emergency, I noted to the woman who answered my call that it seemed wrong to me that a woman would shake the hand of a rapist and convicted felon and announce her pride in having him as the most public representative of our country's government. From her tone of voice, I don't think she'd ever thought of it in those terms before. Making legislative staffers uncomfortable with the positions their bosses are taking is another way of instigating change.
For any of you who are from Missouri, Sen. Eric Schmitt is on the Armed Services committee and is in a position, however unlikely of accomplishment, to end the Hegseth silliness before it gets to the floor of the Senate. The more phone calls, texts, letters, and emails he gets, the greater the chance of success. Sen. Josh Hawley is on the Judiciary Committee and is in a similar position vis a vis Kash (Cash?) Patel. Call, write, email, text. Be nice to the staffer if you talk to one, it’s not their fault these people got elected.
It's called constituent services. Part of that service is listening to you. :)
The incoming administration does not appear to be any better prepared to govern this time than the last time. Their nomination process, for example, is every bit as chaotic. And if reporting on the process can be trusted, Trump announced many of his picks BEFORE any background checks had been done.
As a result, most all of them with the exception of "Cash" have been forced to back peddle on many of the very positions that got them noticed in the first place.
They aren't alone. Trump and his team are back peddling on many of his promises including mass deportation, across the board tariffs, and making the cost of living (specifically groceries) his top priority.
So let's just keep reminding people that Trump is untrustworthy and unqualified and tag him with every broken promise he has made.
Interesting approach, Dave. I'm not sure making the staffers think will get them to influence their bosses, but maybe making them uncomfortable will encourage them to find more gainful employment.