Ever wonder why legislation is so effed up, seemingly designed to benefit big corporations at the expense of ordinary citizens? That's because it is.
Meet ALEC where corporations have equal voting right with elected officials.
The secretive American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just ended a week-long meeting in Washington where corporate lobbyists worked with state lawmakers on model bills that will later be introduced in states nationwide. ALEC has reportedly drafted a number of new bills designed to prevent President Obama from cutting emissions, and to weaken state policies promoting clean energy. Now conservative groups across the United States are apparently planning a coordinated effort in six states to raise money for attacks on public sector rights and services in the key areas of education, healthcare, income tax and workers’ compensation. The proposals were coordinated by the ALEC-backed State Policy Network, an alliance of groups that act as incubators of conservative strategy at the state level. ALEC is struggling to re-enlist donors after an exodus prompted by its backing of Florida’s "Stand Your Ground" law. According to The Guardian, ALEC has lost nearly 400 state legislators from its network over the past two years and more than 60 major corporate donors.
ALEC's "Institutional Corruption," From Backing Apartheid to Assault on Clean Energy, Public SectorTo learn about nefarious policies in the making affecting your state, visit
http://stinktanks.orghttp://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20588-alecs-institutional-corruption-from-backing-apartheid-to-assault-on-clean-energy-public-sector
