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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow do we put pressure on Republicans to have a real investigation?
Yes; I know they control everything, but collectively and individually, the care deeply about public option. How do we sway them?
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How do we put pressure on Republicans to have a real investigation? (Original Post)
Chasstev365
Feb 2017
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Boycott Exxon. It is easier to do and will get more people on board and get a bigger response.
McCamy Taylor
Feb 2017
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cloudbase
(5,525 posts)1. I'm not convinced they care about public opinion. n/t
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)3. Only for reelection purposes
cloudbase
(5,525 posts)4. Districts are so gerrymandered
that the reelection rate is 96 percent. Compare that to an overall congressional approval level of 11 percent.
renegade000
(2,301 posts)2. I'd write/call them to demand an independent investigation
Don't expect that you'll be able to single-handedly convince them. The idea is to be part of the strawpile that breaks the camel's back.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)5. Boycott Exxon. It is easier to do and will get more people on board and get a bigger response.
When Exxon realizes that it is losing money from the treason it brokered, it will drop Trump-Pence.
LeftInTX
(25,611 posts)6. OK...I never buy gas at Exxon or go to their convenience stores.
The downside is Exxon is probably involved in other petro products....I'm guessing jet fuel....Kinda hard to tell which fuel an airline uses.