Is there any real call to action against the National Defense Authorization Act?
As I sit here, poolside at our annual family weekend getaway, I can’t help but look at the multitude of people swimming and playing and think to myself, they have no idea. The NDAA is by far the most controversial bill in my lifetime. I have been following the discussions on the bill since just before its passage. There is good discussion out there but I have yet to see any real action on it.
Don’t get me wrong, the first step is in educating people about the bill. That step is proving to be the hardest. It is hard because the mainstream media is failing to provide Americans the coverage it deserves. Nearly every person I talk to knows nothing about the NDAA.
The Occupy movement has added the NDAA to its agenda with Occupy Congress. They have scheduled a rally on January 17, 2011 in Washington DC at the Capitol Building and you can follow it on Twitter with the hash tag #J17. Previously there was another event scheduled for January 3, 2011. I was not aware of this effort until the date passed and I am unable to find any results of the rally. I continue to follow #J17 but fear it may not be significant enough to draw any attention.
As I am writing this blog entry there are 9,054 people that like the Occupy Congress January 17th, 2012 Facebook Page. Of those individuals only 10% have RSVP to the event. Just over 950 people is not a significant crowd. I would imagine there will be more than 950 in attendance but even if there were 9,054. Will that be enough to change anything? Will that be enough to grab the media’s attention? I doubt it but hope I am wrong.
The point of this blog entry is not meant to discourage anyone. I am of the opinion any action is good action if it is directed toward repealing the NDAA. We must continue to educate the unaware public but we need to do more. We need an action plan that will be recognized. We need a call to action that will grab the attention of the media and the public and inform all.
Have any ideas? We would love to hear them.
2 Responses to Is there any real call to action against the National Defense Authorization Act?
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Perhaps writing every paper newspaper we can (or at least those that are local to us). Plus Newsweek and every current events magazine we can think of. This will reach an older crowd than the web. We need to reach ALL crowds of every age.
What I fear is going on is deliberate media suppression (a gag order of some sort), as I know the government has in the past put some pressure on the media (although I’ve never seen anything quite like this before), and if so our letters may not be published. But we can try. Yes we need action. But I don’t see any action especially locally. And I live in a major metropolitan area.
Maybe if a sexy nude woman makes a video on the NDAA and posts it online? I’m not being sexist at all, I’m just saying it might work. And anything, anything that works to wake people up at this point!