From Demand Progress again (this time I streamlined the links, mkay?). Hiring a plane, I dunno how effective it could be; more than anything, I'm posting this because I hate these corrupt Upton and Walden fuckos.
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The ink has barely dried on the FCC’s historic Net Neutrality decision. But Congressmen Fred Upton and Greg Walden are already pushing legislation to undo the whole thing.
Why would they do that? Just look at their top campaign contributors.
Comcast. Verizon. AT&T. Time Warner Cable.
Together these four telecom corporations gave Upton and Walden over $156,000 last year.[1] And boy are they getting their money’s worth.
That’s why we're putting up billboards calling them out in their districts. But Upton and Walden haven’t backed off yet.
So now we’re ramping it up, and our next idea is awesome: An airplane flying a huge banner over their offices. Will you donate $5 to help pay for it?
Yes, I'll chip in $5 for an airplane banner calling out the opponents of Net Neutrality.
Upton and Walden are chairmen of two of the most important committees in charge of Internet policy. So it’s not shocking that the big ISPs are stuffing money in their pockets.
What’s appalling is how blatantly obvious these guys have been about pushing the interests of their top campaign contributors.
With your help, we’ve called them out back in their home districts with billboards letting their constituents know who their really representing. But they’re not backing off yet, so it’s time to ramp it up.
An airplane banner will make our campaign impossible to ignore. But hiring a pilot isn’t cheap. Will you chip in $5?
Yes, I'll chip in $5.
Thanks.
-Demand Progress
Source:
1. Sponsors of Net Neutrality Bill Receive Thousands from Internet Service Providers, MapLight, February 13, 2015
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