Your messages to Congress are having their intended effect! We recently asked our Causenet members to send messages to Congress asking them to make sure the FCC doesn't allow greater consolidation of the media without public input.
When Senator Dorgan heard about the FCC's plans, he said, "There is going to be a firestorm of protest, and I will be carrying the wood."
Those thousands of you who contacted your members of Congress have lit that fire.
Today, Senator Obama released a letter to the FCC in which he urges Chairman Martin to slow down and respect the need for a proper process with public dialog.
Obama's letter states, "Repealing the cross ownership rules and retaining the rest of our existing regulations is not a proposal that has been put out for public comment; the proper process for vetting it is not in closed door meetings with lobbyists or in selective leaks to the New York Times.
Although such a proposal may pass the muster of a federal court, Congress and the public have the right to review any specific proposal and decide whether or not it constitutes sound policy. And the Commission has the responsibility to defend any new proposal in public discourse and debate. "
The entire text of the letter can be read at Senator Obama's Senate website.
We hope to see more such letters from our Senators and Representatives to the FCC demanding that our voices are heard.
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