[wfunction]

Question: what if your representative already supports what you're saying? Like what if they're already Democrat? What can they even do? The Republicans are the ones who seem to be supporting this. That's what's always stumped me about this advice.

[harmegido]

I would also like an answer to this. Most people that are opponents of these sorts of policies live in areas that are represented by senators/congresspeople that have a similar view.

[InitialLastName]

Use the Tea Party strategy: threaten to fund and support primary opposition from the left unless they push back harder.

The GOP only barely has a majority in the Senate. They'll need Democratic support for some things, and as far as I know filibusters are still legal.