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It is hard to keep up with the bills emerging from state legislatures. It seems so-called “red” states are competing for the most “freedom-loving” state (please note the sarcasm) by curtailing the rights of such groups as women, voters, teachers, historians, drag queens and, well, anyone who reads.
States didn’t suddenly transform; it has been a 50 year carefully mapped journey to get to this point. And control of state legislatures is the whole ballgame. Follow along. 1/
In 1971, Lewis Powell drafted a memorandum describing what the GOP & business interests needed to do to obtain power and suppress dissent. Powell identified several “disquieting voices” that needed to be curtailed: college campuses, churches, media, and minorities. The memo also highlighted the judiciary as an important ally. 2/
In 1973, the American Legislative Exchange or ALEC was born. ALEC has been the primary source for model bills introduced in multiple states. Between 2010 and 2018, ALEC model bills were introduced nearly 2900x in all 50 states with more than 600 becoming law. Remember Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and the Stand Your Ground Law. That was ALEC. 3/
@jackiegardina Thanks for saying it.
ALEC influential in Prison Industrial Complex, Stand Your Ground and Voter ID laws, deregulation & privatization, gutting environmental & worker protections. They push a con biz agenda over basic human rights and the public interest
https://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed
Source Watch page on #ALEC https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
@tolortslubor I have found the ALEC Exposed website to be incredibly helpful. ALEC's business model is amazing - they are organized as a charity and received "donations" from corporate members that is then used to influence state legislatures. Follow the money. Always.