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brooklynite

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3. This ISN'T an important petition

Reply to PrincessMorgan (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2023, 05:33 PM

Sep 2023

The issue may be important, but this isn't a petition that will ever be presented to Congress. It is, in the fundraising biz, known as a "butterfly net", intended to collect your phone number and email address for fundraising purposes.

The "petition" form doesn't collect your street address, so no elected official is going to know if you're a constituent or not. If you want to have 100 times more influence, write a letter to your representatives and discuss the issue in your own words.

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Can you guys sign an important petition [View all] PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 OP

Would you care to share it with us? Thank you. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2023 #1

hi PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 #2

This ISN'T an important petition brooklynite Sep 2023 #3

Ok PrincessMorgan Sep 2023 #4