“Smart” ALEC?

A hidden swamp has come to light during the Trump campaign and transition. ALEC is the American Legislative Exchange Council. It is comprised of large corporate sponsors who fashion model legislation on a wide range of issues. 

Then, they promote their legislation in shadowy umbrella group called the State Policy Network. That network is organized as independent-sounding think tanks. 

Next, conservative lawmakers draw ideas from these “experts,” who are merely covering the tracks of the corporate sponsors.

Is that smart ALEC? 

Since this swampy arrangement has come to light, Ford, Enterprise, and Expedia have ended their participation in ALEC.

Here are some “smart ALEC” ideas:

Under the guise of “liberty,” redefine ethics legislation so that donors to political candidates do not have to be identified.

Under the guise of worker freedom, require every union to be re-certified in an annual election. Putting aside unions, how many employers would welcome the divisive nature of these annual elections?

Under the guise of privatizing education, require all public school districts to meet costly requirements for computerized education, with emphasis on substituting online lessons for actual teachers.

For more, see Mayor Steve Arnold’s article in truthout .Click on this.

And thank you, Janet, for suggesting this post! Picture Credit: Smart Aleck Academia