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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/ | <h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/07/17/trump-alec-debate-gerrymandering-senate-denver/ Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the U.S. Senate in Denver]</h3> | ||
Now that GOP state legislators have control over 32 state legislatures (both chambers), thanks in large part to partisan gerrymandering, some extremists are preparing to use their clout to gerrymander the U.S. Senate. | |||
Last week in Denver, July 19-21, the [http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)] will welcome Republican state legislators and its corporate funders, including Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, K12 Inc., Peabody Energy, and PhRMA, to vote on corporate legislative priorities and create cookie cutter "model" bills in task force meetings that are still closed to the press. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/07/17/trump-alec-debate-gerrymandering-senate-denver/ here]. | |||
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<h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/ | <h3>[http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/06/28/reagan-vs-cities-battle-south-african-apartheid-lessons-trump-era/ Reagan vs. Cities: The Battle Over South African Apartheid and Lessons for the Trump Era]</h3> | ||
With the Trump administration threatening to withhold federal funds from cities and states offering protections to undocumented immigrants, a new report details similar tactics used by the Reagan administration to pressure cities and states to abandon anti-apartheid sanctions and divestment legislation. | |||
The | The report [http://jobstomoveamerica.org/research/reagan-vs-cities-20th-century-battle-south-african-apartheid-lessons-trump-era/ "Reagan vs. Cities: The 20th Century Battle Over South African Apartheid & Lessons For The Trump Era"] provides historical examples of how cities and states can wield power in the face of threats of retaliation for local policies that defy a president's political agenda. Read the rest of this item [http://www.exposedbycmd.org/2017/06/28/reagan-vs-cities-battle-south-african-apartheid-lessons-trump-era/ here].|} | ||
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Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the U.S. Senate in DenverNow that GOP state legislators have control over 32 state legislatures (both chambers), thanks in large part to partisan gerrymandering, some extremists are preparing to use their clout to gerrymander the U.S. Senate. Last week in Denver, July 19-21, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) will welcome Republican state legislators and its corporate funders, including Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, K12 Inc., Peabody Energy, and PhRMA, to vote on corporate legislative priorities and create cookie cutter "model" bills in task force meetings that are still closed to the press. Read the rest of this item here. Reagan vs. Cities: The Battle Over South African Apartheid and Lessons for the Trump EraWith the Trump administration threatening to withhold federal funds from cities and states offering protections to undocumented immigrants, a new report details similar tactics used by the Reagan administration to pressure cities and states to abandon anti-apartheid sanctions and divestment legislation. The report "Reagan vs. Cities: The 20th Century Battle Over South African Apartheid & Lessons For The Trump Era" provides historical examples of how cities and states can wield power in the face of threats of retaliation for local policies that defy a president's political agenda. Read the rest of this item here.|} |