Thursday, April 28, 2005
Grassfire team lobbies for Scouts, Decency
Ron De Jong, our Communications Director, and I are in the nation's capital this week presenting petitons and lobbying on behalf of several crucial grassroots conservative agenda items. First we are delivering over 400,000 petitions to Sen. Alexander's office in support of proposed legislation to protect the Boy Scouts from discrimination. We are also on the HIll to discuss Border Security issues with key leaders.
In addition, Grassfire has devleoped three items of legislation that we want to see action on in this Congress. The first is called the "Broadcast Ratings Decency Act of 2005," a proposal designed to close the huge loopholes in the voluntary TV ratings system that makes that system ineffectual. For example, did you know that advertising is specifically exempt from the ratings system? THis alone makes the ratings system virtually useless. Sports programs receive a blanket exemption as well, and many syndicated programs fail to carry the ratings. On the heels of Grassfire's tremendous victory in the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (signed into law 4/27/05), we feel we can move this idea forward.
Two other Grassfire-initiated proposals -- the Women's Ultrasound Choice Act (giving women a right to see an ultrasound before an abortion) and the Children Email Protection Act (making porn spam illegal) are also in development.
Steve Elliott, President
In addition, Grassfire has devleoped three items of legislation that we want to see action on in this Congress. The first is called the "Broadcast Ratings Decency Act of 2005," a proposal designed to close the huge loopholes in the voluntary TV ratings system that makes that system ineffectual. For example, did you know that advertising is specifically exempt from the ratings system? THis alone makes the ratings system virtually useless. Sports programs receive a blanket exemption as well, and many syndicated programs fail to carry the ratings. On the heels of Grassfire's tremendous victory in the Family Entertainment and Copyright Act (signed into law 4/27/05), we feel we can move this idea forward.
Two other Grassfire-initiated proposals -- the Women's Ultrasound Choice Act (giving women a right to see an ultrasound before an abortion) and the Children Email Protection Act (making porn spam illegal) are also in development.
Steve Elliott, President
