You're the real gift

By Katherine Hamilton Digital Content Writing Fellow, RepresentUs June 1, 2021

Last election season, you probably saw a lot of social media posts and emails telling you to call your congress members and voice your support for certain issues.

But, does contacting your representatives really work?

The short answer? YES! You might be surprised to know just how much of a difference making a phone call or writing an email can be. Here’s why it works.

What happens when you call your representative?

When you call, your message is logged and relayed to your senator and the staffers in their office crafting policy. Every single call helps your senator know how much of a priority this issue is for their constituents. It’s all about building pressure, and calls are one of the most efficient ways to do so.

Four Reasons Calling Congress Makes a Huge Difference

Congress members care about re-election — and you control their chances. Congress members spend more than half their time in office focusing on re-election. If a politician wants to get re-elected, he or she has to ensure they’re addressing their constituents’ concerns. When you contact your lawmakers to let them know what policies you support, you’re telling them what they can do to win your vote in the next election. This is an extremely effective way of getting your officials to listen to you — and it’s exactly how democracy is supposed to work!

A lot of callers can build a lot of pressure. When a legislator starts hearing the same concerns from a lot of citizens, it puts a lot of pressure on them to vote the way their constituents want. Flooding a lawmaker’s inbox or phone line can completely stall office activity, and really get the attention of your elected official. When you contact your representative, you’re adding your voice to a wave of grassroots pressure.

It’s one of the best ways to voice your opinion in the election off-season. There’s not always an election around the corner, and even when there is, you don’t always get to vote on the issues you really care about. But civic participation can — and should — happen year-round. Contacting your elected officials holds them accountable for representing you, even when it’s not election season.

It literally only takes two minutes! One of the best things about calling your representatives? It’s incredibly quick and easy to do. Most groups that ask you to contact Congress will provide you with easy-to-follow instructions and a simple script to read — although adding personal touches is highly encouraged! Who knew saving democracy could take as much time as brushing your teeth?

All questions and comments regarding public policy issues, legislation, or requests for personal assistance should be directed to the senators from your state. Please be aware that as a matter of professional courtesy, many senators will acknowledge, but not respond to, a message from another senator's constituent.

Options for Contacting Senators

Web contact forms are available on most senators' websites

Postal Addresses

Addresses for each senator can be found on the senator's website or state's web page

The following standard address can be also be used: The Honorable (Name) United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 For correspondence to a Senate committee or to a Senate committee chair: (Name of Committee) United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

Telephone

Phone numbers are available on each state's page or on your senator's website

Senators Suite & Telephone List (PDF)

The only thing that will happen is that more innocents will die and Israel will be incentivised to more aggressively eliminate threats. The iron dome is what allows it to have MORE restraint.

Even a two state solution with peace treaty would, even if it led to long term peace, still have attacks by nonstate actors and Iranian proxies for decades before a new status quo could assert itself. It needs to be done, the solution taking decades means we need to start it yesterday even if both sides' governments disagree with more than 1 state, but there would still need to be an iron dome and probably some slowly decreasing border controls until things settle down for real.

I think American Jews specifically, but more broadly anyone with a degree of moral and strategic awareness should take a look at which Democrats were stupid and morally bankrupt enough to vote for the Thomas Massie amendment which ALSO Strips funding from Palestinians and never give them volunteer support or donations again.

What happened to the Nazi bar guys?

The problem is that the PA and Hamas have stripped Palestinian civilians of the ability to get shelter during bombings. That's the problem! It is intentionally increasing the civilian death toll.

The only thing that will happen is that more innocents will die and Israel will be incentivised to more aggressively eliminate threats. The iron dome is what allows it to have MORE restraint.

But, I mean, some people just took it to another level. Some folks out here were sending the poor woman death threats and other cruel comments just for addressing a crucial point in the show SHE made.

Caine being part of the digital circus’s found family 🤍🐝

how do you feel about how Pomni and Ragatha's friendship developed over the show itself?

watching it all back and knowing where they're shown to be in the finale (which i adore), i feel like i sometimes struggle to put my finger on it's pulse? like i'm too persuaded by Ragatha's episode 6 doubts, and i can't shake the impression of mostly "polite tolerance" from pomni. maybe i just wish the sum of their awards show talk was more explicit, then? i dunno.

don't worry if this is too broad to just get into like this, or if the best answer you can give is in your fanfics for the two.

I have a LOT of blurry thoughts about this that are hard to put to words, but, I'll try, probably incoherently:

Mainly because it kept with the theme they’ve been using of her and him throughout the series. Yes, despite everything it IS tragic that Jax abstracted but Gangle is under no obligation to feel sad about it. Hell if she felt releif it would be valid too because he was on her ass from day one.

Day. ONE.

And yes we know why but that’s not an excuse and the show treats it as such. Hell just look at how Kaufmo and Ragatha look at him. This wasn’t okay and it’ll never be okay and I’m glad the show kept to that.

Ragatha+Pomni in The Amazing Digital Circus Finale credits (credit-less version by Mato)

A little white lie 💚

My contribution to Ribbit's and Ragatha's relationship.

Believe it or not I've been working on this comic for months now but only had the time and patience to finish it now.

Rest assured that whenever Ragatha doesn't get enough attention, I will make it my mission to make her shine.