Sending physical mail to local electeds automagically online
January 31, 2023 7:16 AM Subscribe
Does anyone know of a service that facilitates a voter sending printed mail to elected officials?
eg, it's a workflow a la signing a petition online, but this action triggers the sending a postcard to your congressperson?
If sending emails doesn't work to influence politicians, and phone calls don't work, maybe physical mail would? I get so much direct mail from politicians and I want to get my fellow citizens together to deluge them back.
If it doesn't exist, should i build it?
If sending emails doesn't work to influence politicians, and phone calls don't work, maybe physical mail would? I get so much direct mail from politicians and I want to get my fellow citizens together to deluge them back.
If it doesn't exist, should i build it?
Response by poster: Oooh yes Aramaic, thank you. I will dig deep into Resistbot!
I feel like maybe i have seen another one that sent postcards around the summer of 2020 but I cannot for the life of me find it on google. Please, people, keep it coming.
Here is where I am coming from on all this: I just want state legislators to do the right thing on climate change stuff. The support is there for climate-positive policies in the electorate, but the political will is lacking and politicians seem unendingly happy to kick the can down the river. At this point the river is polluted and drying up, and yet still- they kick the can. How can we up their sense of urgency??
posted by wowenthusiast at 9:13 AM on January 31, 2023
I feel like maybe i have seen another one that sent postcards around the summer of 2020 but I cannot for the life of me find it on google. Please, people, keep it coming.
Here is where I am coming from on all this: I just want state legislators to do the right thing on climate change stuff. The support is there for climate-positive policies in the electorate, but the political will is lacking and politicians seem unendingly happy to kick the can down the river. At this point the river is polluted and drying up, and yet still- they kick the can. How can we up their sense of urgency??
posted by wowenthusiast at 9:13 AM on January 31, 2023
I'm not confident that automated calls, mailings, online petitions, etc. make any difference. Some Indivisible groups are very active; I wish mine would be. Well-written letters to the editor. Letters and calls to state and federal legislators. Field Team 6 gets well-made memes circulating, and coordinates postcard and cellphone calling programs.
posted by theora55 at 9:59 AM on January 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by theora55 at 9:59 AM on January 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
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posted by aramaic at 8:29 AM on January 31, 2023