Post Tagged with: "ALEC"

County In Florida Attempts To Pass Paid Sick Days, Republican Governor Rick Scott Says No

County In Florida Attempts To Pass Paid Sick Days, Republican Governor Rick Scott Says No

ALEC sponsored bill signed by Rick Scott, eliminating the right for the citizens of Florida to sick paid leave.

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The Enemies Within: The 20 Most Dangerous Conservatives And Their Organizations

Danger sign. Image from http://www.traditioncreek.com/storefront/danger-p-606.html

America has enemies. Not just abroad, but within our shores as well. And our domestic enemies, as it turns out, are MORE dangerous and destructive than the terrorists could ever hope to be.

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Kansas Republican Actually Opposes The Poor Buying More Food

Let the poor eat better? NEVER!

Only a Republican could oppose a tax cut on food so the poor can buy more of it. Jesus must be so proud…

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10 Things You Need To Know About Right Puppet Masters, The Koch Brothers

The Kochtopus; image @Photobucket

They use their billions to fund the supposedly ‘grass roots’ Tea Party, buy politicians and push laws to erode your rights. If you don’t who the Koch brothers are, here’s a beginner’s guide.

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Not A Joke Or A Protest – This Republican Actually Wants To Grant Corporations The Right To Vote

Not A Joke Or A Protest – This Republican Actually Wants To Grant Corporations The Right To Vote

It is, I thought, what philosophers would call ‘reductio ad absurdum,’ or the art of taking your argument to its most absurd extreme to show the ridiculousness of your opponent’s side. I was wrong.

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Kansas Republicans Want To Force Teachers To Refute The Science Of Climate Change

http://7tattoo.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/climate-change-is-a-hoax/

The Kansas bill has already been introduced in Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee and will soon show up in other states as well. Are you looking forward to an entire generation of ignorance?

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Drug Testing Plan In Georgia Nabs… One Person

Drug Testing Plan In Georgia Nabs… One Person

Officials are bowing down to a master other than the Constitution in the form of a cabal of very rich men who seek to enslave the government to their agenda.

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2016 GOP Election Strategy: Why Appeal When We Can Steal?

Graphic courtesy of Daily Kos

Oh, make no mistake: they DO want their country back. The only question progressives such as you and I must answer is this: will we allow them to do it?

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Yet Another Creationist Bill – This Time In Colorado And It Includes Colleges

Yet Another Creationist Bill – This Time In Colorado And It Includes Colleges

In truth, the bill does not explore biology, evolution and global warming as much as deny it.

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Five Steps For Common Sense Gun Regulations

Five Steps For Common Sense Gun Regulations

The fight against common sense gun regulations is a fight to eliminate gun rights in this country, and it’s time to take a stand against the NRA in order to preserve them.

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ALEC Charity Status In Question – Preparing For IRS Audit

ALEC Charity Status In Question – Preparing For IRS Audit

The American Legislative Exchange Council is finding itself in hot water as the IRS has been given information which may revoke its non-profit status

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GOP Senate Candidate Busted – Behind Robocall Fraud (VIDEO)

Jeff Flake, a near shoe-in for US Senate, may be attempting to seal the deal with fraudulent robocalls misleading Dem voters.

Jeff Flake, who’s tight with Charles Koch, claims he meant to robocall Republican voters with the wrong polling locations.

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Wisconsin State Rep: ‘Some Girls, They Rape So Easy’

Wisconsin State Rep: ‘Some Girls, They Rape So Easy’

Aside from being sexist and verbally clumsy, Rivard appears to be a puppet of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

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‘ALEC Rock’ – The New, More Cynical, Schoolhouse Rock (VIDEO)

‘ALEC Rock’ – The New, More Cynical, Schoolhouse Rock (VIDEO)

While corporations and billionaires have extraordinary influence over politics and policy, there is some hope.

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Unarmed Man Shot In Head By Florida Madman ‘Standing His Ground’

Unarmed Man Shot In Head By Florida Madman ‘Standing His Ground’

Is this really the kind of country we want to live in?

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18 Reasons Why The People Of Wisconsin Should Vote Against Scott Walker In The Recall Election

18 Reasons Why The People Of Wisconsin Should Vote Against Scott Walker In The Recall Election

Here are 18 reasons why Scott Walker should be kicked out of office.

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Getting Enthusiastic About Tom Barrett; Stopping The Koch-Walker Juggernaut In Wisconsin

Getting Enthusiastic About Tom Barrett; Stopping The Koch-Walker Juggernaut In Wisconsin

The good news is that despite the meddling of out-of-state billionaires and millionaires, this election is winnable for Barrett. It is up to progressives to put him over the top by getting involved.

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Weekend Reading List

Weekend Reading List

For this weekend’s reading list, we have an in-depth investigation showing that Texas almost certainly executed an innocent person, a report on how a stable middle class encourages economic growth, an article uncovering other organizations promoting corporate conservative state legislation, how Mitt “Severe Conservative” Romney is a servant of the right-wing, and how profit-making has led Louisiana to have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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Public Employees Donate Time To Mourn For Trayvon’s Mom

Public Employees Donate Time To Mourn For Trayvon’s Mom

192 co-workers contributed vacation time allowing the county to give Fulton a gift: Eight months of paid vacation to mourn her son.

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Conservative Senator Chuck Grassley Declares War On Coca-Cola For Abandoning ALEC

Conservative Senator Chuck Grassley Declares War On Coca-Cola For Abandoning ALEC

Earlier this month, Coca-Cola and several other major corporations pulled their support, and their money, from the right-wing group known as the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a pay for play organization where corporate leaders can have access to lawmakers for a price.

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