Hat tip to Dick Gregory.

I was actually introduced at a meeting as one of the people who exposed ALEC in my state

Do these idiots even realize what they sound like?

I was trying to think why that sounded familiar...

That is, unless you consider "behind closed doors" efforts to give major corporations. (and the people who run them) a normal part of your system and rightfully conducting business this way.

It even took a while for this tentacle of the Koch Political Toolbox (tm) to be seen on the radar.

Now it is becoming clear that they are making greater efforts to keep as much of their actions as private or exclusive as possible and that's not a good sign.

ALEC Exposed is an interesting watchdog and their summation is:

I was just talking to an older activist last weekend who hadn't heard of ALEC. Although we talk about them here on DU all the time, I didn't really have anything distilled down to describe it to him.

Thanks for letting me know you were not aware of it. That's the kicker, ey?

We are busy here talking party this vs. party that, "voting" and many are watching a corporate media show of celebration and "values" while a insidious cabal works to undermine what is left of our notions of liberty and justice. I am not being sensationalistic or exaggerating when I say that.

And, as I said, this is the more obvious aspect of the Junta whose revolution started a long time ago and is in full gear now. The new method seems to be a covert, (yet seemingly legitimate) way of subverting and influencing our body politic while still maintaining a beleivable facade of "democracy" or "representation".

It is rather overwhelming, but keep in mind that putting the spotlight on it is a part of the solution. A flashlight sure helps when you have rats in your basement. As we can see by ALEC's devastating impact on certain states, this is one conspiracy that needs to be exposed, and reckoned with or deal with the consequences of what can be considered a neo-Fascist threat. It comes in various styles and flavors.

part of the 'excess of democracy' counter-revolution from the right and the neoliberal 'left'.

Last summer. The interview with the US Representative who was a member who was willing to come on and defend his membership was as damning as the interview with the people who are working to expose the group.

FREEDBUMB!

that corporations use to fuck us peons (citizens) in the ass.

... dayam that sounds very very very painful. ALEC is no one's friend.

corporations use to ram their fascist agenda up our asses.

an 'underground' movement, the less power they will have.

For over 30 years they were able to do their dirty work virtually undetected before they were finally exposed to the light of day. Apparently, like kochroaches, they cannot stand the light.

Years ago, when I first stated my little Junque Shop the NFIB came around and said they lobbied for small businesses like mine, so I ponied up the dues. Over the course of the year, I saw that they were not lobbying in my best interests. When the guy came around to see why I had not renewed my membership, I explained that he was lobbying the exact opposite on nearly all issues. He became quite angry and stormed out. Now, whenever I see the NFIB sticker in a small shop or business, I always say something about how they really do not represent the interests of small business.

organizations like ALEC are to this nation. But it's really up to us, as the media certainly won't do it.

Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore
shows how a bill becomes a law ALEC style.

But they are far from the only one...take a look at your Lincoln Club.

to me, these organizations and the right-wing "think-tanks" are the main reason that corporations and billionaires need to be taxed into oblivion.

National Federation of Independent Businesses. Sell themselves as lobbying for small business, but pretty much follow the Right Wing (fascist) agenda. Lots of little shop owners fall for this and pay dues to an organization that actually does them great harm.

was sure to get him noticed.

Their method is solely based on private property determines who will step foot where, who will speak, who will have power. Pure fascism from the Koches.

She tweets and blogs, she's hardly got much of a soapbox. It's creepy that they ran down any person no matter what, who said mean things about them.

He's done some excellent articles exposing ALEC. Another good source is the Bill Moyers' documentary The United States of ALEC. http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-united-states-of-alec/

I'll check out the Movers documentary tonight, looks good!

'enemies' list calling them heroes. ALEC is now on the run after 40 years of secrecy, of writing our laws, of buying our politicians, many Corps who were funding them have been shamed into dropping their membership. The pressure needs to continue and increase until they are GONE.

Color For Change has done great work on exposing Politicians affiliated with ALEC, causing some of them to drop their endorsements of the anti-Constitutional Organization.

I wonder how many more secret organizations working to subvert the Constitution and take over our Government there are? I would have thought this to be inconceivable just a couple of years ago.

Who has been minding the store here??

think tanks in every state. They're swimming in money.

Robert Greenwald is taking some action in conjunction with his doc.

money who are willing to donate to those ruining this country and practically none willing to donate to someone like Greenwald.

Where are all the wealthy progressives? Surely there must be a few. There appears to be no shortage on the Right.

Thank you for the info on. I will spread the word as far as I can.

We have a "Peace and Social Concerns" working group, and they host films at their meetings. This would be perfect.

that in a press release about ALEC they would at least tell us what ALEC stands for.

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O.o That's fucking cheeky.

unAmerican, because its goals are certainly that. In fact, consider them to be treasonous in that they actively seek to subvert the election process and the governance of this nation.

I'd be honored