American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)

Reported by Democracy Now!

This week the Center for Media and Democracy released 800 model bills, legislation that is straight out of the corporate playbook and drafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The group’s membership includes both state lawmakers and corporate executives who gather behind closed doors to discuss and vote on draft legislation. ALEC has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months for its role in crafting bills to attack worker rights, to roll back environmental regulations, privatize education, deregulate major industries, and pass voter ID laws. Thanks to ALEC, at least a dozen states have recently adopted a nearly identical resolution asking Congress to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop regulating carbon emissions. 

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It seems as if there are so many evil entities that want to take control of our country and run it their way and not of/by/for the people, the way our forefathers intended. Following are some notes I've accumulated since learning of ALEC.

ALEC was founded in 1973 to go into the states to be effective in the 2010 election and have even more influence in the 2012 election.

Twenty one states have been taken over by Republicans and have introduced 500 anti-labor laws regarding union-busting.

The 2010 election was a dry run and gave ALEC more status to affect the 2012 election to oppose health care reform, especially the public option.

Please go to: ALECexposed.org for more information. 

Keep your eyes peeled for this group. Make note if/how they are influencing our country. Remember: There are more of us than them!