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ancianita

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10. Thanks for the helpful review. A lot of what DU covers needs this kind of history.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 26, 2024, 03:54 PM

Mar 26

I remember that once Illinoisans complained about the insurgency of ALEC in the Springfield legislature, they got rid of it. It's been a stealth Koch/Mercer/Bradley project for decades.

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Teacher, students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 26 OP

Karma SARose Mar 26 #1

What needs to be brought out in this suit is the behind the scenes coordination of RW think tanks who wrote the Ford_Prefect Mar 26 #2

Usually ALEC is behind this type of RW legislative crap BumRushDaShow Mar 26 #3

ALEC is only one of nearly 2 dozen similar outfits along with many, many smaller less visible groups engaged in the same Ford_Prefect Mar 26 #5

They are the biggest and most notorious though BumRushDaShow Mar 26 #6

The are the most visible. They operate as part of a stunningly large, corporate funded network. Ford_Prefect Mar 26 #7

ALEC's funders ancianita Mar 26 #8

Back in 2012, there was a big exodus of corporations from it BumRushDaShow Mar 26 #9

Thanks for the helpful review. A lot of what DU covers needs this kind of history. ancianita Mar 26 #10

THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS VERY SPECIFIC Jimvanhise Mar 26 #4

There's where there's a bit of dissonance. Igel Mar 26 #11