This weekend’s new Bill Moyers report makes me furious. Not at Mr. Moyers, but at what he uncovers, and explains so well, in this lengthy piece called
The United States of ALEC. ALEC is an acronym for American Legislative Exchange Council, a powerful lobbying group that not only influences local legislation, but helps draft it. It’s supposed to be bipartisan, but really isn’t. Isn’t supposed to be a lobbying outfit, but really is. And is designated by the government as nonprofit and a charity, which… well, watch for yourself. And learn how so many locally introduced bills, from voter ID controls to gun laws, have ALEC’s fingerprints all over them. A terrific – and infuriating – report.
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