ALEC Exposed

Through ALEC, Global Corporations Are Scheming to Rewrite YOUR Rights and Boost THEIR Revenue$ Through the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, global corporations and state politicians VOTE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS to rewrite laws in YOUR state that govern YOUR Rights. These so-called "model bills" erode protections for ordinary Americans in almost every area of law and often directly benefit huge corporations and their CEOs. These bills thwart reasonable regulation of corporate activities that affect our health, our economy, our environment, our democracy, and our liberty. Legislators are elected by the people for the people, not to represent corporations. Through ALEC, corporations have "a VOICE and a VOTE" on specific changes to the law that are then proposed in YOUR state. DO YOU?

SEE ALL of the "Model Bills" HERE Click here to download a zip file of ALL worker's and consumer's rights bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Keeping workers from exercising their rights under law, draining labor unions of resources, rolling-back minimum wage laws and workplace safety regulations, and limiting union political influence. Attacking consumer protection laws, encouraging the Banksters who crashed the economy, and supporting slumlords and predatory lenders. (visit the "Worker's and Consumer's Rights" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL "tort reform" / corporate liability bills In this section, ALEC corporations are: Helping corporations escape responsibility for their wrongdoing and preventing Americans injured or killed by corporate conduct from receiving just compensation. (visit the "tort reform" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL "privatizing and corporatizing education" bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Privatizing public education, crushing teacher's unions, and pushing American universities to the right, making education a commodity rather than a public good, and reversing America’s long history of promoting learning and civic virtue through public schools. (visit the "Education" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL "Health, Big Pharma, and Social Welfare" bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Privatizing Medicare, deregulating health insurers, protecting negligent doctors, limiting Medical Assistance, and cutting holes in the safety net. (visit the "Health, Pharmaceuticals, and Social Welfare" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL environmental bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Undermining federal environmental standards, eliminating the ability of local governments to manage land use and zoning, and giving corporate polluters free reign to contaminate air and water. (visit the "Environment" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL "Democracy, Voting, and Federal Relations" bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Disenfranchising Americans, changing campaign finance laws to give corporations greater ability to spend money influencing politics, and thwarting federal government mandates. (visit the "Democracy and Federal Relations" section) Click here to download a zip file of ALL "Tax and Fiscal Policy" bills. In this section, ALEC corporations are: Creating Big Business tax giveaways, giving tax breaks to the rich, and eviscerating state legislatures' ability to raise revenue through tax increases. (visit the "Tax & Fiscal Policy" section) Click here for part eight of the bills exposed. Learn more about each subject area and view individual bills by using the navigation bar on the left, or scroll down for more information.

How YOU Can Expose ALEC & Share What You Learn SPREAD THE WORD. 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. EXPOSE ALEC LEGISLATORS. 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. EXPOSE ALEC'S ROLE IN YOUR STATE HOUSE. 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. SHARE YOUR DISCOVERIES. Tell us what about what you uncovered! Tweet what you learn with the hashtag #ALECExposed or join the "Community Discussion" or email a confidential tip via tipline AT ALECexposed.org. Act today to help your family, friends, and fellow Americans better understand how global corporations are trying to rewrite your rights. Join the Conversation No id supplied for Twitter account!

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More Helpful Resources Additional resources on ALEC's corporate agenda: ALEC Funding, PRWatch (2011) American Legislative Exchange Council and other related articles, SourceWatch (2011) Ghostwriting the Law for Corporate America, American Association for Justice (2010) Climate Denial Report on ALEC and Exxon Funding for ALEC, Greenpeace (2011) Governing the Nation from the Statehouses, Progressive States Network (2006) Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Common Cause (2006) Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law, NPR (2010) Exposing ALEC, blogging group, Daily KOS (2011) ALEC: The Voice of Corporate Special Interests In State Legislatures, People for the American Way (2011) Corporate America's Trojan Horse in the States, Defenders of Wildlife and the Natural Resources Defense Council (2002) The Attack on Trial Lawyers and Tort Law, Commonwealth Institute (2003) Wisconsin's Cronon Affair: The Power of a Simple Fact, The Nation Magazine (2011) Ghostwriting the Law, Mother Jones (2002) ALEC Behind Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts, Center for American Progress (2011) ALEC Report, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (2011) ALEC Exposed: Business Domination Inc., The Nation Magazine (2011)

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