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by antisthenes 3377 days ago
If my rep already voted Nay, what else can I realistically do?
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Keep the pressure up. If ISPs actually do almost any of the acts that this repeal enable, this vote will have ramifications that politicians will want to distance themselves from.

With over 20,000 phone calls to Congress in just 48 hours, this is now on the scopes of current congresspeople (and those who would like to campaign against them).

(And please consider joining EFF as a recurring dues-paying member. The more people we can say we speak for, the more impact our arguments have. https://supporters.eff.org/donate/ )

Also, calling after a vote to say you agreed helps them chart future decisions. Support of an action will help keep them down that policy path.
You can call up their office and thank them. Seriously. Reps need to hear that people stand by their decisions. Also, you can spread the word to friends and family.
Make it a mark of shame that does real damage to their reelection campaign.
Call your Rep's office, and tell them (politely) that, because of votes like this, you will be voting for whomever challenges them in the next election, unless you see your Rep's vote record improve drastically and align with your interests. And then follow through on that.
"Nay" was the pro individual privacy vote.