On Monday, Facebook rolled out a new tool called “Town Hall” that allows its users to contact their local government officials. Folks like Kerry Flynn with Mashable believe this is probably the best thing Facebook has ever done. “Like it or not, Facebook has an impact on politics.”
To get started: go to Facebook.com/TownHall (or find the “Town Hall” tab in your Setting pages on the Facebook app).
Depending on how your Facebook notifications are set up, the representatives in your district might appear once you open the link. If you don’t see your local lawmakers, you can enter an address or just a zip code that will not be viewed or shared. When you see your list you can call, message, email and/or go onto your rep’s Facebook page to post a comments and messages via Facebook Messenger. Easy squeasy.
This, of course, would not take the place of attending live Town Hall meetings, which can be informative and incredibly gratifying when successful, as were many these last several months, especially regarding the issue of recent GOP heath care insurance changes. Thousands attended town halls across the country showing up in numbers that sometimes scared lawmakers into canceling. The people were angry and demanded to be heard.
This new social media tool gives everyday concerned citizens and activists another way to be proactive on other issues including Trump’s cabinet members, the Supreme Court, immigration, education, environmental protections, (i.e., Muslim bans/Mexican walls), foreign/Russian interference and Donald Trump’s ties to Vladimir Putin.
This is great news for the Resistance — not so much for Republicans. It’s turning out to be more of a challenge to support Trump than perhaps many GOP members anticipated. And now it’s even easier for voters to keep track of who’s on the right side of history, and who will not be getting our votes come Election Day.