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Victor_Korchnoi t1_j9q44aw wrote

Reply to comment by snizzelicious in Trying to get Grandma out of Ukraine, who do I turn to? by BF1shY

Your US congressman, not your State Congressman, in case it wasn’t clear

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miratim t1_j9qsa0g wrote

What's a state congressman?

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Capricore58 t1_j9qw062 wrote

I’m probably gonna get whooshed and not know the reference but…

There are a group of legislators that meet in Boston and pass bills in the commonwealth’s version of congress. In Mass it’s called the Massachusetts General Court. Consisting of the Massachusetts State Senate and House of Representatives. The OP is being told to go to the legislators that work in Washington DC and not Boston

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miratim t1_j9qw6bm wrote

Right but we don't have a congress in MA. So easier to say go to your Congressperson.

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Capricore58 t1_j9qwhi3 wrote

But some people use a shorthand and might call their legislator that goes to Boston a congressperson because they’re not as well informed

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kethera__ t1_j9sfqq0 wrote

jfc that was peak reddit. FINE we have a STaTe LeGiSLaTuRe so they should talk to their damn state rep. And yes, I think they should talk to both because all hands on deck in this type of situation, no? It seems pretty urgent.

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iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j9tha2u wrote

We only have congressmen in still state. We don’t destroy English in Mass.

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