return2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 7 days agoStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkStudy: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.act.represent.usreturn2ozma@lemmy.worldcake to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 7 days agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoThis is why lobbying is so important. Donate to EFF, ACLU, snd other NGOs thst affect change with staff including lawyers and lobbyists
minus-squareDempf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoCCL is another good one that gets a lot done on not a huge budget. Let’s just say the fossil fuel lobbyists are way better funded than us. (Donations here, though donating time arguably helps even more, and CCL will train you how to lobby Congress)
This is why lobbying is so important. Donate to EFF, ACLU, snd other NGOs thst affect change with staff including lawyers and lobbyists
CCL is another good one that gets a lot done on not a huge budget. Let’s just say the fossil fuel lobbyists are way better funded than us. (Donations here, though donating time arguably helps even more, and CCL will train you how to lobby Congress)