I have on more than one occasion. Mainly received lip service.

One Senior Senator's office contacted me on former NSA Director Michael Hayden's appointment as the CIA Director's questioning by the US Senate panel approving his appointment. I encouraged such questioning as to expose Hayden for what he was -- I guess the Senator did not see things as I did.

In the end Hayden resigned and now that Senator is retiring. I was vindicated by history? Michael Hayden set the policies during his tenure that led to the NSA scandals of today during his service at the NSA during the GW Bush administration.

I have also contacted various Senators and Committee Chairs on issues related to their voting on the US PATRIOT Act. Primarily on the repeal of its most repressive sections that IMHO are not within the framework nor spirit of the US Constitution on the act's renewal.

Mostly it is pissing in the wind but it is worth the trouble.