R.I.P Bob Sloan
I did a search of the site and did not find this. I apologize if this is a duplicate post.It is with regret that I post that Bob Sloan has passed away.Robert "Bob" William Sloan, 70, of Indianapolis,...
View ArticleGOP/NRA Want to Brainwash Students on Second Amendment
I thought that this should be brought to the attention of the community.Below the squiggle is a bill that was introduced in South Carolina by three legislators - 2 of them members of the American...
View ArticleDark Money Goes After ALEC members
There are many on this site interested in the American Legislative Exchange Council.A historic event took place recently which was badly needed. Being a member of ALEC is finally, a major campaign...
View ArticleSeniors & Food Insecurity
Short diary - but hopefully helpful to someone.When I was young– we were really poor – dirt poor farmers and we use to receive a box of USDA commodity food every once in a while (I was young and didn’t...
View ArticleALEC Hopes History Will Repeat Itself
ALEC was exposed in 1997 and nothing at all happened.ALEC was exposed again in 2002 with excellent reporting and again, nothing happened.ALEC was exposed again in 2010/2011. Bill Moyers referred to...
View ArticleNationwide Ugly American Protests - Today & Tomorrow
First, hat tip to ALERT FOR TWIN CITIES PROGRESSIVES by thatotherguy. Without that call for the Twin Cities - this info may have stayed hidden until it's too late.More below the squiggle
View ArticleALEC - Silencing Its Voice, By Using Ours
The new year has started and along with it comes a season of ALEC meetings.Why does it start now - for me?Yesteryear Many of you may not be aware – because it is never spoken about – the first...
View ArticleHeads Up - ALEC Goes Local
This is just a quick dairy - basically an alert.Do you want your local tax dollars paying for extremist ALEC policies?Now is the time to say no and to start continually monitoring your local officials....
View ArticleIs Mt Vernon Con-Con Assembly a Threat to ALEC?
We are currently watching what might be described as the implosion of the GOP at a national level as the Tea Party factions tears the GOP apart.One thing any group needs is cohesion and cooperation...
View ArticleALEC - Legislative Acts of Evil
ALEC headquarters never cease to amaze me. ALEC has been in the shadows for so long - they have absolutely no idea how to act, when exposed to sunlight. Instead of owning up to what it does and has...
View ArticleIA Dems Tell ALEC - We're Not Members
On December 3, the Guardian released an article that included the packet for the August 2013 ALEC Board Meeting. This packet has been reported widely - if you have not read the article or the document...
View ArticleALEC's First Chip at the 17th Amendment
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a diary about how ALEC had language on their 990's that stated they supported "limited representative government"full [ALEC] membership shall be open to persons ......
View ArticleReal Estate "Flopping" The New Corporate Screw Job
Ever waited by your phone for hours waiting for that exact minute when you could buy tickets to a concert for you favorite artist? Your phone is programmed with the number of the box office so you...
View ArticleALEC "Limited Representative Government" About to Be Launched
For the past 3 years I have written that you have to be careful about everything that ALEC writes - that they intentionally mislead the press and the public.For years, the ALEC group here are DK has...
View ArticleALEC Protest Started as a Chicago Moral Monday
Just a little update and some info.The protests against ALEC started todayMoral Monday Coalition drops banners, risks arrests to protest corporate-authored legislation Chicago--(ENEWSPF)--August 5 -...
View ArticleChicago ALEC ProtestS - this week
August 7 - 9 Chicago, IL ALEC Annual Meeting ALEC 40th AnniversaryThe union rally against ALEC on August 8 is getting the most press.I just want people to be aware that there are three days...
View ArticleDurbin to hold hearing on 'stand your ground' laws
In 2011 Durbin called out ALEC's roll in voter suppression in a senate hearing on state voting lawsChairman Durbin. Do you dispute my premise that the American Legislative Exchange Council has played...
View ArticleNow, ALEC Doesn't Support It's Own Legislation.
ALEC Doesn't Support It's Legislation - when the press gets too bad.Ever had one of those moments when you did exactly what the boss told you to do - it went badly and then the boss lets you take the...
View ArticleConnecting the Dots - ALEC & the War on Women
This morning while reading the comments in a diary about what happened in Texas last night - I saw people mentioning ALEC and trying to connect the dots for others that there was a connection between...
View ArticleThe USA is Not OK with ALEC
Two years ago I wrote my first DK diary and it started out withI didn’t know about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) until about 8 weeks ago. Since that time it has basically consumed my...
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