Not as much fun as the "INSERT STATE HERE" episode in Kansas, but entertaining none the less.
Exposed, for 24 Hours
By: Nick Surgey
January 31, 2012
http://www.commonblog.com/2012/01/31/alec-exposed-for-24-hours/CLIPS:
When Florida Rep. Rachel Burgin (R- 56) introduced a bill in November calling on the federal government to reduce taxes for corporations (HM 685), she made an embarrassing mistake. Rep. Burgin was introducing a bill she had received from the corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council. A bill written by the Tax Foundation, corporate members of ALEC’s ‘Tax and Fiscal Policy task force” and a group founded and funded by major corporate interests, including the billionaire Koch brothers.
ALEC Language still in the 'cut and paste':
“WHEREAS, it is the miss of the American Legislative Exchange Council to advance Jeffersonaian principals of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, and…”
All ALEC model resolutions contain a boilerplate paragraph, describing ALEC’s adherence to free market principles and limited government. When legislators introduce one of ALEC’s bills, they normally remove this paragraph. Sometimes (but only sometimes) legislators will make some slight alterations to an ALEC model bill, perhaps to include something specific to them or to their state. Rep. Burgin didn’t do that. Instead she introduced a bill that was the same as the model word-for-word, forgetting even to remove the paragraph naming ALEC and describing its principles.
Is ALEC importing an entire state government into your state? Better Check - follow your state's ALEC members:
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=ALEC_Politicians
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