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mitty14u2

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2. American Legislative Exchange Council
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 10:01 PM
Dec 2013

American Legislative Exchange Council

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The Guardian described ALEC as "a dating agency for Republican state legislators and big corporations, bringing them together to frame rightwing legislative agendas in the form of 'model bills'." Several liberal groups, including Common Cause, have challenged its tax-exempt status
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Early members included a number of state and local politicians who went on to statewide or national office, including Bob Kasten and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin, John Engler of Michigan, Terry Branstad of Iowa, and John Kasich of Ohio. Several members of Congress were also involved in the organization during its early years, including Sen. John Buckley and Rep. Jack Kemp of New York, Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, and Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois.
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Wisconsin Republicans and ALEC had been "upheld" by a report from ALEC Exposed which showed that an influential bloc of 49 of Wisconsin's 132 legislators were connected to ALEC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council

I believe in God and Holly Christ I believe in the Devil and these group is Evil. Wisconsin over the years seams to be the strong hold of these deviates of democracy, they now have two Paul Ryan and Scott Walker, has anyone checked to see if they guys have horns ground off?

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