Let Them Know You're Mad!

Mooncat over at the great blog "Left in Alabama" -- home of the folks dealing with their own Mike Rogers -- had a very practical approach to this jaw-dropping development in the Libby case:

The Alabama Democratic Party is doing some pushback on the Libby "almost pardon," as they should. Their press release is reproduced in the box below. Call your Congressmen and Senators and complain. Even if they are Republicans. Especially if they are Republicans.

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Tips for contacting YOUR elected government officials:

(1) Please contact at least your 2 Senators and your Representative.

(2) If you email them and also have a fax machine, print your email message and fax it as well.

(3) Be polite and direct. You don't get points for eloquence when they are getting lots of mail. The magic is in numbers, so make it clear that you are unhappy with the commutation of Libby's sentence.

(4) Don't know what to say? RandySF has a good model letter. Also see what John Leek said.

(5) Calls are definitely worth the efort. In fairness, I think calls to the White House are a good idea since Bush is the one who commuted the sentence. Of course, Libby was Cheney's aid and I'm sure he is behind it, so call his office too.

(5) It makes news when these people in Washington get a lot of mail or calls. Last week Jeff Sessions was bragging that the Senate switchboard was shut down because of the number of calls from immigration bill opponents.

To paraphrase Confucius, It is better to send a single email than to sit and curse the Republicans...