The Wisconsin bill follows with ALEC's sweeping anti-union agenda, which includes decades of support for "Right to Work" and "Paycheck Protection" legislation, and other measures to destroy and defund unions. On collective bargaining, ALEC's "Public Employee Freedom Act" declares that "an employee should be able to contract on their own terms" and "mandatory collective bargaining laws violate this freedom." This ALEC bill and the "Public Employer Payroll Deduction Policy Act" prohibit automatic payroll deductions for union dues, a key aspect of the Walker bill.
These bills are designed to cripple the Democratic candidates key financial contributor just in time for the upcoming 2012 elections. Recent studies of campaign contributions to candidates reveals that only three of the top ten organizations contribute to Democrats, and all three are union organizations!
These are but a few examples of how the war against people has been carried out by ALEC member corporations and their lackeys they have subsidized to get into federal, state, and local government. Once in, these people are "owned' by those who put them there. This article gives but a brief example of the damage they do once in office.
The year 2011 began with a force of new governors in several states, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, to name just three, where all were doing drastic things against the people, even things that were against ideals of Democracy. If one looked at what was occurring one would have discovered these new governors were ALEC alumni. They were simply carrying out what their owners paid to get them into office for.
Using what is taking place in these states as an example we must be more diligent in giving our votes away. Past and recent history shows us what to expect from ALEC-backed candidates. If you want corporations to control your lives vote for the ALEC candidate. However, if you want to take back our country as it was designed "of the people, by the people, and for the people" place your vote not backed by ALEC groups and/or corporations.
For a listing of ALEC alumni in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Click Here.
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