ALEC exposed, and it ain't pretty

[7wo7rees]

From www.crooksandliars.com
http://gocl.me/n3StSD

"ALEC stands for the American Legislative Executive Council, but what it really stands for is corporate conservatives corrupting democracy. As I wrote awhile back, ALEC creates turnkey legislation which is then disseminated to elected officials who are also members via their very secretive organization after it has been approved by corporate members. Only, we really never knew who those corporate members were or who the lawmakers were, either.

But now, thanks to someone inside who leaked documents recently, there is much more information, and more to be gleaned. I cannot emphasize enough how important this is. Here are some examples of work (and damage) ALEC has done."

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There's more, too. They approved legislation for tort reform, block grant funding for Medicaid, and selling insurance across state lines. You recognize these policies as the current conservative platform, I'm sure. However, what's new about this is that the platform was dictated, agreed to, drafted and disseminated by a small group of corporations, right-wing supporting think tanks and their conservative legislative partners and we can finally prove it.

[notadmblnd]

1. there should be a law against corporations writing laws for our

elected officials.

[7wo7rees]

2. Especially the Big Ones, like USA PATRIOT Act.

7,000 pages, ready to be signed. So no one reads it, and the Senators all sign it. All but one.

[Tesha]

3. Geeze - just look at these companies!

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Corporations#For-Profit_Corporations


ALEC Corporations
ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, behind closed doors, corporations hand state legislators the changes to the law they desire that directly benefit their bottom line.


What's it called when a country is ruled by corporations?

[7wo7rees]

8. What's this called?

Crypto-fascist kleptocracy.

[libodem]

16. yep

Check my sig line.

[drokhole]

10. The United States of America.

[yardwork]

4. k&r

[Angry Dragon]

5. It sounds like they may be traitors

and should they be tried for treason??

[7wo7rees]

6. We got the goods on them

Go to the sourcewatch link above.

Remember what Utah Phillips said, “The earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses.”

[RC]

7. I'm thinking when this hits the main stream, there will be a whole lot more

life long Republicans claiming to be life long libertarians or independents.

[rhett o rick]

9. the revolution is waiting. nm

[7wo7rees]

11. The Revolution Starts Now

http://youtu.be/AirdHLCj4MY3

[7wo7rees]

12. These fucks are the reason you and I aren't living in America anymore

[Blue Owl]

13. Frogmarch them to the scaffold

For THEY are the terrorists intent on replacing our democracy with their rigged pyramid scheme "capitalism."

[LiberalAndProud]

14. ACORN falls and ALEC keeps on going strong.

What is wrong with this picture?

[highplainsdem]

15. No, it isn't pretty. Have you seen the compilation topic on

ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council? More links to info there.

[7wo7rees]

17. This link is amazing. Thanks HPD

[7wo7rees]

18. Dupe. Sorry.