Point to dKos, say 'This is what we're going to do', and let them draw their own conclusions.

It does, indeed. I hesitated as to where the post ought to go. Put it here thinking that morning ETers might see it more readily.

I'll go through your links, carefully. I think this is a grave, if not the most pressing, issue about which popular awareness needs to be raised. Researching the topic this morning, I was hit full force by the level of my own ignorance. Really, I would not have imagined that the lobbying machinery was already so firmly entrenched and in high gear.

Contacting "sympathetic MEPs" would be a logical starting point [although I can't help but wonder why these people haven't already been crying scandal!; perhaps they have been / are but are not being heard].

I think it would also be instrumental to try to get the word out transversely, to citizens [friends, relatives, etc], at the same time, in a grass roots, ground up, word-of-mouth type campaign.

To this effect, a second "prong" to the strategy might be to publish an ET newsletter devoted to the subject, which could be delivered by European members to public places, cafés, restaurants, etc. I don't know the legal 'ins and outs' of such an operation ... Maybe someone here has such knowledge? Surely one would need to ask prior permission of the proprietor and engage him / her in the idea.

Naturally, the document could be published electronically, as well.

At any rate, if the ET community thinks such an idea would be worth pursuing, I could contribute in several ways. I am a graphic designer by profession. I would be happy to design the document [making it irresistible, of course ;-)] and oversee production & printing. And could help with delivery, too (Paris).

I feel very strongly about this matter.

A few Tuesday afternoon thoughts.

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