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In reply to the discussion: Are you all as stunned as I am about how the States are falling? [View all]mick063
(2,424 posts)48. ALEC writes the legislation
Legislators rubber stamp it. Often without even knowing the contents.
Being a legislator is exceedingly easy now days. Any knot head can do it.
You can piss and moan about the politicians all you want to, but just remember there are 50 more, just like em, waiting to grab the rubber stamp.
You want to stop this?
You have to stop ALEC. It starts with education. It starts with leading each debate with ALEC as the initial topic. Not the "dime a dozen" politicians fulfilling their campaign finance obligations.
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I appreciate your comments, but a major factor is control of the MSM by the GOP.
olegramps
Jul 2013
#109
That's a bit extreme. 27 State Houses have Republican majority, 17 Democratic, 5 are split
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#51
How is it 'trending'? It is just States that are not liberal being not liberal.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#61
In 2010, Republicans made big gains in state houses, and we are stll reaping the
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2013
#4
Good point, AND remember, there are loads of embedded government appointees from the Bush
kelliekat44
Jul 2013
#33
"Current Ds need to run to the left of the President on some issues in 2014"...Agreed, 100%. n/t
whathehell
Jul 2013
#139
Why do we expect the Democratic Leadership to give us a reason to show up?
Agnosticsherbet
Jul 2013
#132
That's because we have a prize fighter that keeps holding up the GOP like a palooka.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#122
YES! I am stunned too. TPTB are hard at work squashing their fellow Americans.
snappyturtle
Jul 2013
#6
Amazing. I just Googled and found creditunionruse.com and lo and behold in small print
CurtEastPoint
Jul 2013
#28
"fellow Americans"? That's being generous. How many are part of the international super-rich who
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#128
I'm only stunned it has taken some of these states over two years to pursue these laws.
LonePirate
Jul 2013
#8
I think they want to get a case to go before SCOTUS while they still have a right wing majority...
cascadiance
Jul 2013
#154
And, besides having Mark Dayton as governor, what saved us was redistricting (strangely enough)
dflprincess
Jul 2013
#35
Obama immediately appointed high-level Repubs to his Administration and continued Repub policies.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#107
"If a mandate was a solution, we could... solve homlessness by mandating that everyone buy a house."
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#116
So you like Repubican policies. When Obama manages to cut SS, you'll be able to cheer him on as
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#117
Your words are clear enough. Your "keep your enemies closer" meme is a nonsensical one. n/t
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#120
There are 17 States like MN, Democratic Gov and both houses of legislature.
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#52
Absolutely. And there are more than much of the rhetoric here would suggest...
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#58
You have the right idea. Focus on local, county and state races. That is the path to success.
bluestate10
Jul 2013
#19
Not at all. The republicans understand that if you support your voters, they will keep
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#17
They cater to them. They work toward banning abortions, they make multiple, useless, doomed to fail
Egalitarian Thug
Jul 2013
#111
In agreement I am only consoled in knowing that what has been done can be undone.
1-Old-Man
Jul 2013
#24
in the mean time they will steal us blind, starve the poor, starve the schools and the cities
rurallib
Jul 2013
#26
This a great article, it is going to take the sanity of the Democrats to get this nation back on
Thinkingabout
Jul 2013
#23
Yes, and please add my state (PA) to your list. Actually, if we had been watching,
enough
Jul 2013
#25
We've turned the corner in Colorado with a Democratic majority in the legislature.
mountain grammy
Jul 2013
#57
I know more than one set of very cool people relocating to Colorado which is a beautiful
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#63
Yeah, why did them Dems not complain of voting fraud very long after Rove's IT guy died
Dustlawyer
Jul 2013
#86
And why DO the Democrats ignore it? It has been proven to happen and that it is very easy for
Dustlawyer
Jul 2013
#158
It's very disheartening. Where are our leaders who look out for us? Where are they? nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#69
I like to blame boo-boos like that on old arthritic fingers - its been fixed
1-Old-Man
Jul 2013
#106
GOP rule #583: Gov't infringement of personal freedoms is acceptable when done on the State level.
Jamaal510
Jul 2013
#91
Not at all. They know what they want and are willing to do what it takes to get there.
jtuck004
Jul 2013
#135
To guarantee losses, some need to make their passion for reviving the AWB known.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#149
It's gotta be some coordinated scheme from some right wing big money donors.
craigmatic
Jul 2013
#151