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SleeplessinSoCal

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20. I posted this link on my facebook page and considered the "promote" click.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Sat Aug 17, 2013, 03:33 AM

Aug 2013

But I don't want to give facebook money.

“Oh, well, you really don’t need people to do this. You just need control over the legislature and you need money, and we have both.”

Those words ought to stick in our minds for incentive. Plus, besides controlling the legislature in many states, they've been stacking the courts for decades. This is the issue to fight a revolution over - IMHO.

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Wisconsin Democrat who infiltrated ALEC: �They don�t want people involved in the political process� [View all] octoberlib Aug 2013 OP

I think this is the most important information of the week. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #1

I totally agree. We're feeling the effects of it here in NC. octoberlib Aug 2013 #3

As are we in Costa Mesa. Our mayor is bullying everyone he possibly can with no concern. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #11

+1 n/t jaysunb Aug 2013 #15

It's national. We've fought them here, too. It's exhausting. And the legislators they convince at freshwest Aug 2013 #13

It bothers me when I see articles or posts saying the Republican party is finished. octoberlib Aug 2013 #16

Scary. We better all stick together if we want to stop ALEC. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #2

Oh, definitely. octoberlib Aug 2013 #4

if a republican ran as a republican and governed like a democrat he/she would be blacklisted. the msongs Aug 2013 #5

This too. Progressive think tanks can't compete because octoberlib Aug 2013 #7

piling on the money is part of the problem. Democrats are accepting too much money. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #14

Campaign finance reform. octoberlib Aug 2013 #18

And the NSA will be the way to squash any resistance nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #6

This worries me. The Chief Information Officer for NC octoberlib Aug 2013 #8

Yup. The connections are increasingly clearer nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #9

Just want to repeat that for emphasis: snot Aug 2013 #10

+1 octoberlib Aug 2013 #12

And that's why I treat any and all elections as my post office treats my mailbox. AppetiteForApathy Aug 2013 #17

I wish all Americans thought like this. nt octoberlib Aug 2013 #19

I posted this link on my facebook page and considered the "promote" click. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #20

Thank you Chris, for being our eyes and ears, and for all you do! Scuba Aug 2013 #21