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Tag Archives: ALEC
ALEC Member Corporations.
If corporations choose to join organizations like ALEC, they should be proud enough to let the country and their shareholders know. As mentioned many times before here on blogforiowa, ALEC tries to operate out of the light. As you also … Continue reading
Cedar Valley Voices: Wrapping Up
Today’s guest post is by Larry Hodgden of Tipton. Larry is a retired Viet Nam era veteran of the USAF. He and his wife of 40 years, Sharon, have three children and seven grandchildren who keep him very busy. Family, … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Iowa Legislature
Tagged ALEC, education, legislature
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Coca-Cola To Pull Support From ALEC Over Voter Suppression Efforts
UPDATE: And Pepsi! http://www.npr.org/2012/04/05/150013705/boycotts-hitting-group-behind-stand-your-ground Thinkprogress.org/ Prompted by a petition campaign by the progressive advocacy group Color of Change, Coca-Cola has pulled its support from ALEC, a right-wing corporate-funded front group which has been pushing voter restriction efforts around the country. … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC
Tagged ALEC, Alec and Coca-Cola
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How To Use A Freedom Of Information Request To Expose ALEC
politicususa.com/alec-foi-request/ Democracy lovers, below is an article that lays out how to do a FOI request to expose legislators who belong to ALEC. We already know that in Iowa, all House members’ ALEC dues are paid automatically at taxpayer expense. … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC
Tagged ALEC, FOI Request, Iowa House, Iowa Senate
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Newspapers Silent About ALEC’s Link To “Voter ID” Laws
The Center for Media and Democracy’s PRwatch.org: The links between the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and “voter ID” legislation have been well-documented, but newspapers in the states impacted most severely by the voter suppression legislation have been largely silent … Continue reading
Teabagger Health Care System And Shoot Your Neighbor Laws
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
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged ALEC, guns, Scotus, SYG, tea bagger care
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Iowa SOS Cites Two People Trying To Vote As “Voter Fraud”
SOS Matt Schultz appears to be taking his voter-suppressing marching orders straight from the corporate bill mill ALEC. We couldn’t help but laugh out loud when Schulz used his Twitter feed in a transparent, lame attempt to pass off two … Continue reading
Posted in GOP, Iowa Legislature, Vote Fraud
Tagged ALEC, Iowa Legislature, Voter ID Law, voter suppression
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Local TV Station Exposes Secret Group Known As “ALEC”
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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Tagged ALEC, Voter ID
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ALEC Voter ID Law Will Make It Harder For Students To Vote
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
Posted in ALEC, Iowa Legislature, Iowa Voters
Tagged ALEC, college Democrats, Iowa Legislature, Voter ID Law
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Which Head Puppet Will The Republicans Choose?
What are the Republicans choosing? All the hoo and hah over just who the Republican nominee will be clouds one main point about their anointed one: whomsoever the choice, that person is merely head puppet for the ruling 1%. I … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Humor, Labor, Occupy Wall St.
Tagged ALEC, Bachmann, OWS, republican candidate, war on labor
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