U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate Heats Up On Facebook

Letter writing is a thing of the past. Constituents are taking to Facebook to give opinions to lawmakers in Washington, D.C., before the August 2 debt ceiling deadline.

With five days to go before the August 2 deadline to increase the U.S. government’s borrowing capacity, called the debt ceiling. constituents are taking to Facebook to sound-off on lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

Fans are using Congressional Facebook pages to express frustration and concern with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, while web servers and phone lines on Capitol Hill crashed earlier in the week following President Obama’s Monday night call for constituents to contact their member of Congress.

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