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It's apparent that letters and such won't do much. My two suggestions aren't really anything you could do on a personal level, but have more to do with the way things used to be in our government.
1. States rights. Things that aren't expressly authorized by the federal government should be left to the states. This would allow issues to become more localized where it's easier to affect change. IE it's easier to persuade the school board or city council than it is the US congress. If it can be handled locally then, why not? I know the Patriot Act does indeed fall under federal jurisdiction, but there are many things the US Congress has it's hands on that it has no business legislating on.
2. State governments appointing US senators. As it stands now a Senators constituency is literally millions and millions of people in most cases. Letters, calls and the like are really, really pointless. I'd rather have the Senators act as ambassadors for each individual state government like was originally intended. The state governments would be able to keep a closer rein on Senators than the people of the state.
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It's time for the president to hand over his nobel peace prize.
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