Krugman: ALEC and Old Yeller

[ProSense]

ALEC and Old Yeller

Well, whaddya know: it turns out that Governor Yells-at-people is very much an ALEC guy. From NJ.com:

A Star-Ledger analysis of hundreds of documents shows that ALEC bills are surfacing in New Jersey, where Republican Gov. Chris Christie is trying to remake the state, frequently against the wishes of a Democrat-controlled Legislature.

Drawing on bills crafted by the council, on New Jersey legislation and dozens of e-mails by Christie staffers and others, The Star-Ledger found a pattern of similarities between ALEC’s proposals and several measures championed by the Christie administration. At least three bills, one executive order and one agency rule accomplish the same goals set out by ALEC using the same specific policies. In eight passages contained in those documents, New Jersey initiatives and ALEC proposals line up almost word for word. Two other Republican bills not pushed by the governor’s office are nearly identical to ALEC models.

As a resident of New Jersey, yeah, I got a problem with that.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/02/alec-and-old-yeller/

"Governor Yells-at-people"

[HereSince1628]

1. Don't call it plagarism, Christie paid a subscription to BoilerPlateBills.ALEC.com

and in return gets to use that stuff verbatim. It's in the terms of use agreement.

This is about efficient use of his time, so he is free to helicopter to little league baseball...I don't want anyone going around saying that Christie is too stupid and too lazy to right this stuff for himself.

[freshwest]

2. LOL..

[ProSense]

3. NJ Dems should

use it.

"Governor Yells-at-people"

[tk2kewl]

4. K&R