Because I was traveling in Texas over the weekend, I didn't see Bill Moyers' report on ALEC. I watched it last night, and I hope you will too.
If you want to understand how we are losing our democracy, watch this program.
If you want to know why so many states are passing copycat legislation to suppress voters' rights, to eliminate collective bargaining, to encourage online schooling, to privatize public education, watch this program.
ALEC owns Louisiana too. This is a good post to see a summary of their education "reforms" and some good links to see the breadth of the problem this organization poses to our states and democracy.
fatherkane
October 8, 2012
Reblogged this on The Last Of The Millenniums and commented:
I live in a State where ALEC has almost no input but I am ever mindful of ‘special interests’ that think they know more then ‘we the people’.
crazycrawfish
October 8, 2012
Stay vigilant. Once you get an ALEC infestation the only remedy seems to be to move or bomb the whole place.