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| ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#2966B8; font-size:172%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #2966B8; text-align:left; color:#FFF; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights to Boost THEIR Revenue$</h2>
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| <font size="3">'''Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations VOTE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS to rewrite laws governing YOUR rights to THEIR advantage.''' These so-called "model bills" erode protections for ordinary Americans and often directly benefit huge corporations and their CEOs. '''Through ALEC, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in YOUR state. ''DO YOU?'' '''</font>
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| ! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#CC0000; font-size:160%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #435c7a; text-align:left; color:#FFF; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">SEE ALL of the "Model Bills" HERE</h2>
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| <big>'''To read the list of individual bills ''before'' opening them, you can do so by navigating to the specific subject areas on the left.'''</big>
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| '''[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Boards Corporations and politicians in ALEC's leadership]'''
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| '''[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Task_Forces Who is part of each ALEC issue "Task Force"]'''
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| '''[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Staff ALEC's staff and "experts"]'''</big>
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| <big>'''ALEC funding and spending''' [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Legislative_Exchange_Council (here)]
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| '''ALEC connections to David and Charles Koch, the oil billionaires''' [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_and_Koch (here)]
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| '''Industry-specific agendas, like oil companies [[Big Oil|(here)]] and the health insurance industry''' [[Human Health|(here)]]'''</big>
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| <big>'''SPREAD THE WORD.''' </big> Share this information through FACEBOOK, EMAIL, AND TWITTER. Concerned groups and people in every state need this to investigate how ALEC corporations are rewriting laws for their own advantage.
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| [[Image:Two.png|left|60px]] <big>'''EXPOSE ALEC LEGISLATORS.'''</big> Demand the truth about which politicians in your state are in ALEC. Uncover whether YOUR tax dollars are paying ALEC "dues." Expose politicians who accept “scholarships” from ALEC's corporate-funded coffers for fancy trips.
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| [[Image:Three.png|left|60px]]<big>'''EXPOSE ALEC'S ROLE IN YOUR STATE HOUSE.'''</big> Read these corporate-backed "model bills" NOW and cross-check them with bills in your state legislature. Ask your local media to report on what you have found and write your local newspaper.
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| [[Image:Four.png|left|60px]]<big>'''SHARE YOUR DISCOVERIES.'''</big> Tell us what about what you uncovered! Tweet what you learn with the hashtag '''#ALECExposed''' or join the "[[Alec_Exposed:Community_portal|Community Discussion]]" or email a confidential tip via tipline AT ALECexposed.org.
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| <big>'''Act today to help your family, friends, and fellow Americans better understand how global corporations are trying to rewrite your rights.'''</big>
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| <big>'''The Center for Media and Democracy has annotated the "model legislation" politicians and corporations voted on, and we will be adding our analysis to this page and other publications, such as our sister sites, [http://www.PRWatch.org PRWatch] and [http://www.SourceWatch.org SourceWatch].''' Please bookmark this page and check the boxes below for updates on analysis and information.</big>
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| <big>'''The bills corporations and their politician allies VOTED on behind closed doors through ALEC try to change American's rights by:</big><br>
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| (PLACEHOLDER)'''Making it easier for corporations''' to get a judge to dismiss an injured American's case before it gets to a jury;<br>
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| '''Making it harder for injured people''' to use "class action" procedures which strengthen their negotiating power;<br>
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| <big>'''Here are links to reports by reporters and advocates that have been challenging the ALEC corporate agenda:'''</big> <small>''(CMD is not affiliated with these other organizations. If you would like to be listed as a resource, please contact us.)''</small>
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| *[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Legislative_Exchange_Council The American Legislative Exchange Council], on '''the Center for Media and Democracy's SourceWatch.org''' (wiki) and [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/03/10146/cmd-special-report-who-league-american-voters-first-series-squawkers-walker A CMD Special Report: Who Is the League of American Voters?], by '''the Center for Media and Democracy's PRWatch.org''' (March 2011) (PLACEHOLDER)
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| *[http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xbcr/justice/ALEC_Report.pdf Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America], by '''the American Association for Justice''' (May 2010)
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| *[http://www.alecwatch.org/report.html Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States: The Untold Story Behind the American Legislative Exchange Council], by '''the Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council''' (March 2002)
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| *[http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/alec-the-voice-of-corporate-special-interests-state-legislatures ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures], by '''People for the American Way''' (May 2011)
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| *[http://www.thenation.com/blog/159521/wisconsins-cronon-affair-power-simple-fact Wisconsin's Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact], by '''The Nation''' (March 2011)
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| *[http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=1499059#Groups Wolves in Sheep's Clothing], by '''Common Cause''' (August 2006)
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| *[http://campusprogress.org/articles/conservative_corporate_advocacy_group_alec_behind_voter_disenfranchise/ Conservative Corporate Advocacy Group ALEC Behind Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts]' by '''the Center for American Progress and Campus Progress''' (March 2011)
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| <h3>Some of this Corporate Agenda Has Already Become Law</h3>
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| <h3>Limiting Damages for the Loss of Your Child, Spouse, or Parent</h3>
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