4 (state) senators leave council, citing 'extreme' agenda (ALEC)
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN Four Nebraska lawmakers have withdrawn from a national organization of legislators, saying the American Legislative Exchange Council has become extreme in its politics and strayed from its origins of promoting business-friendly policies.
State Sen. Heath Mello of Omaha, one of the four, said he joined ALEC at the urging of fellow senators who portrayed it as a right-of-center organization that promoted government transparency.
They've become very extreme on a lot of issues, Mello said, citing its pro-coal agenda for America's energy future and opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law. I don't want to be used as a political pawn.
But a national spokesman for ALEC and a state senator who is its Nebraska chairman portrayed the recent requests to cancel memberships as an orchestrated campaign to discredit the group during an election year.
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BumRushDaShow
(129,440 posts)As I have said before, why bother?
The legislation was written, has been implemented in many states, and the damage has been done. Only thing left is to be forced to spend countless hours and large sums of money litigating these draconian laws to get them overturned.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)Thanks for posting. ALEC re-forming, don't trust these scummers.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)got what he was asking for and now is afraid it will sink him.
joeglow3
(6,228 posts)It is Nebraska, after all.
AllyCat
(16,222 posts)And orchestration is only one way to topple you schmucks. You all can orchestrate. So can we. Bye bye!
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)Don't get a false sense of security. Sen. Abbie Cornett (former ALEC chair for the state) introduced a bill to remove the state's estate taxes which would greatly impoverish Omaha, or raise property taxes for the poorest home owners.
Cornett is also the Chairperson on the Unicameral's Revenue Committee, and she's going around talking to progressive groups:
http://voiceomaha.org/2012/04/19/progressive-research-institute-event/