WE’RE GRASSROOTS
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
STAY INFORMED
JOIN WITH OTHERS
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One of the main goals of The Tea Party movement has always been holding politicians in both parties accountable. Over the years, the work of Tea Party Patriots has proven that elected officials still care about what their constituents think. When an issue arises, we call on our network of supporters to take action and make a difference. This can be done through various avenues, including our groups, mailers, automated calls, and most commonly, our website and email system.
There have been many successful ways that the each individual has been able to get involved. Here are some ways that we will call on you to be proactive with our nation’s politicians:
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Contact Your Members of Congress
There are times when we ask for a grassroots effort to contact specific members, or even all of Congress. When this happens, we will let you know how to best communicate the issue with these legislators. It can be by providing a specific list of representatives that are at the heart of the situation or having you contact your congressman and/or senators. When we do this, you will be provided with a list of these legislators.
This is area would show your voting district’s representative and/or your two state Senators. Unfortunately, we do not have your address in our system, and therefore, cannot tell you who they are.
Please Update Your Profile to have this key information provided in the future. In the meantime, visit Find your Members of Congress to locate it.
We estimated that you live in DC-98. If this is incorrect, please Update Your Profile.
To facilitate this communication, we provide a few different ways to get in touch with your legislator: Mail, Phone, Facebook, and Twitter (we will even insert a recommended line of text in the generated tweet).
Note: In today’s world of technology, many people find email as an efficient tool to communicate with those whom they may not otherwise contact. Certainly, any action is better than none at all. However, email (which can easily be filtered) has far less impact than a phone call, traditional letter or even a public “tweet” via Twitter. These have been proven methods that grab the attention of those in leadership.
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Sign a Petition
Throughout history, petitions have helped to bring about significant changes in government. Notably, nearly 200 years ago, petitions demanding an end to slavery gathered over a hundred thousand signatures and became a catalyst that motivated Congress to take up the issue and eventually outlaw it altogether. In fact, the act of organizing and networking those petition drives helped prepare the women’s suffrage movement for their own political battle years later.
These days, technology allows us to provide you with opportunity to sign a petition in a quick, simple way, with no need to answer the door, pay for postage, or make a trip to the local courthouse. Here is an example of what a petition may look like in your email:
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So what happens when you sign a Tea Party Patriots petition? Watch to find out where your petition goes after you sign it:
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