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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (1298060)	4/20/2021 1:35:35 PM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By Tenchusatsu Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578480

I called my congressman today, and actually got someone on the phone. I have found that it is effective if you go on long enough, irritating the shit out of them, it'll ultimately make news in their office. I had this happen with my former senator once, where I kept his assistant on the phone for almost an hour in a rant. The next day Rush Limbaugh mentioned that he had heard from someone at the senator's office who told him people were irate and furious. I felt I had done my job. I don't remember the issue, but senators were being flooded with calls, and I heard my senator (David H. Pryor) on Nightline the night before, say, "We get thousands of calls but I've never heard of a senator changing his mind on an issue based on calls and letters." Well, I tried.

To: Broken_Clock who wrote (1298060)	4/20/2021 1:50:14 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 1578480

BC, from the article, Alcindor declared: “Chauvin’s lawyer said it flies in the face of common sense to say Floyd’s death was not caused at least in part by his underlying conditions or drug use,. This argument is in direct contradiction to the prosecution’s case which says believe your eyes, Chauvin’s knee killed Floyd.” A more sane commentator would have seized upon the words of the defense and said, "Even if Floyd's death was only caused in part by Chauvin's knee, that's more than enough to rule the death a homicide." But in the eyes of a left-wing bully, even giving the defense an inch is unacceptable. Tenchusatsu