The problem is that my representatives (in MD) are already part of the solution, so my calls to them are not really necessary.

The Senators bending over for Trump know that I am not their constituent, so don’t care what I think.

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Anonymous wrote:You understand representatives of both parties are bought and paid for, right?

You understand that one party has literally handed all of the keys to our government's most secured data to one man who is a billionaire right?

So let's take them ALL down. Or he is the only one you're worried about?

I don't want to take anyone down. I just want our government to be a constitutional democracy again.

Well there is only one party preventing that from happening.

So yeah, they have to be dethroned.

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Anonymous wrote:What if you want to get fraud and waste deduced? Would that be undemocratic?

*reduced

That would be totally democratic. If done through the proper channels. The problem is that Musk is doing it in an illegal and unconstitutional way.

How exactly were Democrats doing it legally?

By following the rules that are in place.
Now one problem is that there are so many rules to prevent abuse. Pick your poison.

Example: travel requires a lot of work to comply with the rules, which in many cases cost tax payers more. For instance, let’s say, one gives a research presentation on Monday in Rome, then attends a conference on Thursday in Florence, one has to fly back from Europe to US on Tuesday and then back to Europe on Wednesday night. Can’t take annual leave either.
Or the ethics rules about not taking outside money. For instance, my spouse pays for coffee and pastries when they have seminars for visiting speakers. On the other hand, she’s not allowed to take an honorarium from giving a speech at, say a university, not even if the honorarium would be used for the lab to pay for said coffee.

Anonymous wrote:What if you want to get fraud and waste deduced? Would that be undemocratic?

You can call your representatives and tell the you approve of the cost-cutting measures and that you want more of it. Nobody is stopping you.

I’m the OP and I am not advocating for any particular side. You can call and state whatever you want. I personally don’t call for every cause because I don’t agree with everything. It just is a helpful resource.