> And if we want our leaders/governments to listen to us, all they have to do now is read through the archives on Fairtalk and that'll give them a much better idea of what the majority of us want.

This is not really how it works as far as US politics is concerned. Your best chance to voice your opinion to your Senator or Congress person is direct communications like written letters or phone calls. Show up to their “town hall” meetings if they do those. Digital communication, if you are lucky, will be read by a staffer and promptly trashed. Social media posts? - forget about it.