ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) will be meeting in Cincinnati on April 29th for a "Spring Task Force Summit." Please please help us get a huge turnout and START SPREADING THE WORD (going viral is the only way!)-- s'about time the Queen City put itself back on the map for action!
http://ohiodailyblog.com/content/alec-vast-right-wing-conspiracy
http://www.alternet.org/story/150463/
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/04/01/01climatewire-state-legislatures-pile-onto-anti-epa-climat-49876.html
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12565
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/29/961358/-Action-Diary,-looking-for-someone-in-Cincinnati-to-help-demonstrate-ALEC
http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Spring_Task_Force_Summit&Template=%2FCM%2FHTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14888
They are basically a right-wing think tank composed of awful corporations. According to their philosophy, they are:
"A nonpartisan membership association for conservative state lawmakers who shared a common belief in limited government, free markets, federalism, and individual liberty. "
Further: "Among those who were involved with ALEC in its formative years were: Robert Kasten and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin; John Engler of Michigan; Terry Branstad of Iowa, and John Kasich of Ohio, all of whom moved on to become governors or members of Congress."
(hint: these are the people who write the bills we're fighting!)
More history here: http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=History&Template=%2FCM%2FHTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=13643
Among the corporate board members of ALEC: Wal-Mart, Coca Cola, KOCH INDUSTRIES, Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, AT&T, Kraft.
... and (soon) http://protestalec.org/
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