Making Your Call

If Your Congressperson Needs to Be Convinced

We recommend making two calls to your representative and senators.  Make the first call [to your Representative] [to your Senators] before you fax your handwritten letter.  After you have faxed your letter, then follow up with the second call [to your Representative] [to your Senator].

If Your Congress Person Is On Our Side

If, during the course of your research, you discover that, say your respective congressperson voted against the Dept. of Defense appropriations bill for 2008 or the Iraq War resolution, like Representative Lewis of GA, or against the Military Commissions Act of 2006, like Senator Feingold of WI, or have cosponsored an impeachment resolution, like Representative Clay of Montana, then it is a good idea to acknowledge this when you call and write them. They would be asked to, perhaps, do something different than those who have not been voting “on our side.” Therefore, we have created some more in-depth spiels and a letter in this situation.

We recommend a similar approach if your congressperson is on your side of the issues.  The first call you make [to your Representative] [to your Senator] and the letter you send need to be more in-depth.  The second call you make [to your Representative] [to your Senator] needs to be more in-depth as well.

You are welcome to download the scripts and sample letters below: