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After the 2010 tea party takeover of Wisconsin, it became clear that the real force behind policymaking in Wisconsin is not the voters, but the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council] (ALEC), the most powerful right-wing policy-making machine in the country. A ménage a trois of powerful corporations, state legislators, and right-wing think tanks, ALEC pushes out model legislation that promotes corporate hegemony. | After the 2010 tea party takeover of Wisconsin, it became clear that the real force behind policymaking in Wisconsin is not the voters, but the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council] (ALEC), the most powerful right-wing policy-making machine in the country. A ménage a trois of powerful corporations, state legislators, and right-wing think tanks, ALEC pushes out model legislation that promotes corporate hegemony. | ||
I know because I am a Wisconsin legislator, and a member of ALEC. | I know because I am a Wisconsin legislator, and a member of ALEC. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/27/constitution-interrupted/ here]. | ||
Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/27/constitution-interrupted/ here]. | |||
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/22/wisconsin-lawmaker-echoes-alec-call-constitutional-convention/ | <h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/22/wisconsin-lawmaker-echoes-alec-call-constitutional-convention/ Lawmaker Echoes ALEC's Call for a Constitutional Convention]</h3> | ||
Wisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga | Wisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga wants a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and he wants a new constitutional convention to ratify it. | ||
A constitutional convention makes for a snappy hashtag, #ConCon | A constitutional convention makes for a snappy hashtag, #ConCon, but it is a dangerous and impractical idea that could result in a "runaway" convention and substantial rewrites to the U.S. Constitution. | ||
Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, if 34 state legislatures "issue a call" for a constitutional convention, Congress must convene one. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/22/wisconsin-lawmaker-echoes-alec-call-constitutional-convention/ here]. | Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, if 34 state legislatures "issue a call" for a constitutional convention, Congress must convene one. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/22/wisconsin-lawmaker-echoes-alec-call-constitutional-convention/ here]. | ||
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Emails released to CMD reveal close ties between Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the fossil fuel interests that fund ALEC, including the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Group. | Emails released to CMD reveal close ties between Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the fossil fuel interests that fund ALEC, including the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Group. | ||
The emails were obtained after | The emails were obtained after CMD filed an open records lawsuit against Pruitt for his two-year-long failure to respond to our open records requests for his email correspondence with major fossil fuel corporations. The court ordered Pruitt to release thousands of emails, now [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/Scott-Pruitt-Missing-Emails available for public inspection], but CMD is still in court seeking to obtain pages withheld and responses to other open records requests. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/03/07/pruitt-emails-reveal-communications-alec-kochs/ here]. | ||
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Constitution InterruptedBy Rep. Chris Taylor (D-WI) After the 2010 tea party takeover of Wisconsin, it became clear that the real force behind policymaking in Wisconsin is not the voters, but the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the most powerful right-wing policy-making machine in the country. A ménage a trois of powerful corporations, state legislators, and right-wing think tanks, ALEC pushes out model legislation that promotes corporate hegemony. I know because I am a Wisconsin legislator, and a member of ALEC. Read the rest of this item here. Lawmaker Echoes ALEC's Call for a Constitutional ConventionWisconsin State Senator Chris Kapenga wants a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and he wants a new constitutional convention to ratify it. A constitutional convention makes for a snappy hashtag, #ConCon, but it is a dangerous and impractical idea that could result in a "runaway" convention and substantial rewrites to the U.S. Constitution. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, if 34 state legislatures "issue a call" for a constitutional convention, Congress must convene one. Read the rest of this item here. Pruitt Emails Reveal Communications with ALEC and Koch GroupsEmails released to CMD reveal close ties between Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, the Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and the fossil fuel interests that fund ALEC, including the Kochs' Americans for Prosperity Group. The emails were obtained after CMD filed an open records lawsuit against Pruitt for his two-year-long failure to respond to our open records requests for his email correspondence with major fossil fuel corporations. The court ordered Pruitt to release thousands of emails, now available for public inspection, but CMD is still in court seeking to obtain pages withheld and responses to other open records requests. Read the rest of this item here. |