Unfortunate (from a reader trying to get word about her representatives’ stance on the Gulf Coast Wage Cut) …
This is the first time I’ve ever contacted my congressional representatives’ offices, and I can’t believe how frustrating it is. I haven’t been able to get a straight answer on Schakowsky, Obama, or Durbin. These are hard-core Democrats–it shouldn’t be that vexing of an issue. But the people who answer the phones don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, and they don’t offer to forward me to someone who does. If anything, they say they’ll take my comments and pass those on–hardly reassuring when they don’t have the slightest idea about the issue to begin with.
This is experience is kind of depressing. It’s making me realize how little influence we mere citizens really have.
Can we do <$NoAd$>better?
