Summertime, And Lobbying Congress is Vital
Posted July 28th, 2008 by Megan Tady
Ah, summertime, when the days are long and the possibilities are endless. But are you already tiring of the BBQs and the sunsets? Don’t fret. Here’s a list of the top five things you should do this summer, in no order of importance:
1. Eat more ice cream than a six-year-old left alone with a stool and an open freezer
2. Laze about
3. Fawn over the new Batman movie but giggle over Christian Bale’s super hero voice
4. Paddle something – a canoe, a kayak, a blow-up raft
5. Petition your representatives in Congress to stop more media consolidation
When I said the list was in no order of importance, I fibbed. Urging your representatives to veto media consolidation is one of the most significant things you could do all summer.
Just two weeks ago, we launched a campaign to get 100 House Representatives to co-sponsor legislation that would reject the FCC’s recent decision to allow media conglomerates to control more local news and information.
Already, 41 lawmakers have joined the fight, which means we’re nearly halfway there. But it also means we have halfway to go. We need your help to ensure that Big Media doesn’t get any bigger. So put down your summer reading – you were never going to get through War and Peace anyway – and tell your representatives to take a stand.
