the unexpected thing about Talking To Your Representatives is that it can actually work, if enough people are similarly mad about the same thing. you won’t get the elected on the phone. but they will hear about it from their annoyed staff, who might not have time to do anything else
Like this is where Karen energy is needed. You need to be on that “can I speak to your manager” shit. Act like you’ve been double charged for your salad and need a refund.
I did that to Kathy Hochul when she proposed a mask ban. Knowing (from former students who were interns in congressional offices) that they count pro/con and characterize the emotional tone in reports to the electeds, even if those guys never listen to (or read) their own messages.
