My congress crittters are all rats. The second worst kind too, East Coast rich elitist liberals. Yeck. :e
But yes Americans must get the critters to do their jobs.
Well .. I've learned a secret.
First of all - I'm a citizen of the USA
That's what I base my contact on. I tell them straight out that I'm not their consituent, but I am a citizen. And .. a member of the repub party - and I give my designation. I always get a reply from Frist. It's a formal reply - but at least I know some staff member had to read it.
Secondly, I go to http://congressvote.com and there you can select a single person or a GROUP - like the Judiciary Committee.
Thirdly, I prepare one message and then I send it to each person individually. Don't try sending it to all of them at once because it's considered spam and will be rejected.
Fourthly, send your message to the leadership - Frist, McConnell in the senate.
Fifthly, I sometimes send scathing letters to my dem senators - just so they can squirm a little - knowing we know the truth.