Category Archives: ALEC

Teabagger Health Care System And Shoot Your Neighbor Laws

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Beginning Monday the Supreme Court (referred to as SCOTUS) will hear arguments on the fate of the Affordable Care Act (often referred to as “Obama Care”). Well as Bill Maher noted last week “If they call it Obamacare every time … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations – Not For The Weak Edition

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Oceans Acidifying at an incredible Rate “The Earth’s oceans may be acidifying faster than at any point during the last 300 million years due to industrial emissions, endangering marine life from oysters and reefs to sea-going salmon, researchers said. The … Continue reading →

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Local TV Station Exposes Secret Group Known As “ALEC”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Investigation: Just Who Is Behind Voter ID? A Local television station in Omaha, KMTV,  investigated the ALEC connection to the proposed voter ID laws in Nebraska. Iowa is also part of the story.    ALEC has been called the most powerful … Continue reading →

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How The Republicans Plan To Steal The Election.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Trying to keep track of all the ways that Republicans have set in motion at state and national levels to win the 2012 election with a little cheat here and a big cheat there and whatever other maneuvers is an … Continue reading →

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50 Show Up To Protest Voter ID Law In Nebraska

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Republicans know that the only way they can win elections is by cheating. They are getting this cheating down to a system. One of their main tricks this year will be the ALEC written “voter-id laws.”  Everyone knows that this … Continue reading →

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Cedar Valley Voices – Voter ID

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

David Hunt is a retired teacher from North Cedar HS and a former Iowa Teacher of the Year. In 2011 voter ID laws suddenly appeared in states all over the country, particularly where Republicans made big gains in 2010. Indeed … Continue reading →

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Insidious ALEC Pokes Its Fingers Into Iowa

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dave Bradley

As the Iowa legislature gets back into session, the citizens of Iowa need to be on high alert for ALEC inspired bills becoming laws that will eventually haunt Iowans and will erode their quality of life. One such bill that … Continue reading →

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Government Doesn’t Create Jobs? And Other Observations

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

“Government doesn’t create Jobs!” and lobbying Why oh why would huge corporations and corporate groups be so intent on lobbying congress and all the various state legislators to influence votes if government in no way caused economic ripples and thus … Continue reading →

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ALEC Voter ID Law Will Make It Harder For Students To Vote

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Here is an excellent piece found on the College & Young Democrats of Iowa site about the terrible voter ID bill which everyone should contact your legislator about.  We would like to add one  more teensy tiny little detail about … Continue reading →

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Watch That Gas Price!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dave Bradley

If things seem to be going too good, they probably are. I am the kind of person who sees a cloud behind every silver lining. Right now  the silver lining of Republican discord couples with some good news from the … Continue reading →

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