ALEC Publishes Its Own Project 2025 — for the States - EXPOSEDbyCMD

“Now, more than ever, is the time for states to lead.” This assertion by leaders of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) opens the organization’s Essential Policy Solutions playbook for 2025. 

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ALEC Tax Filing: Record Revenues
https://readsludge.com/2025/01/16/alecs-latest-tax-filing-shows-record-revenues

* 501(c)(3) nonprofit
* donors: businesses, corporate lobbying groups, conservative foundations
* boosted 2023 revenues 11% over 2022
* all-time annual revenue high $11.3M
* develops/spreads model policies to U.S. state legislatures to adopt, f. defending fossil fuels to restricting voting access

#ALEC #StatePolicyNetwork #SPN #ModelActs #StatePreemption
#Trump2 #GOP #Project2025 #fascism #libertarianism
#Christofascism #transgenocide

ALEC’s Latest Tax Filing Shows Record Revenues

Donors include businesses, corporate lobbying groups, and conservative foundations.

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ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in Washington D.C.
https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2024/12/04/alec-maps-out-right-wing-legislative-agenda-for-2025-in-dc

* state politicians, lobbyists, right-wing operatives
* further push
fossil fuels use
climate denial
state election codes
purveyors of misinformation
privatize education
extremist agendae

#ALEC #StatePolicyNetwork #SPN #ModelActs #ModelLegislation
#StatePreemption #StateCapture
#Trump2 #Project2025 #fascism
#Christofascism #transgenocide
#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism #privatization

ALEC Maps Out Right-Wing Legislative Agenda for 2025 in DC - EXPOSEDbyCMD

ALEC state politicians, corporate lobbyists, and right-wing operatives are gathering at the four-star Grand Hyatt Washington to discuss and vote on model policies and resolutions to further climate delayism and preserve the use of fossil fuels, alter state election codes, protect purveyors of misinformation, privatize education, and push their extremist agenda in other ways.

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[thread] GOP, politics, convention of states, Article V convention

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution
* convention to propose amendments to U.S. Constitution
* aka Article V Convention, state convention, amendatory convention
* 1 of 2 methods authorized by Article Five of U.S. Constitution whereby amendments may be proposed

https://persagen.com >> search: ("article v" AND constitution) OR "convention of states"

#GOP #GOPmenace #neofascism #USconstitution #StateLegislatures #StatePreemption #democracy

Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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State preemption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_preemption
* invalidation/wresting power f. state government usually by state legislature
* often when political disagreement betw. state legislature & municipal gov.
* e.g. sanctuary cities

https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110577366643006707
* ALEC, other right-wing bill mills have churned out regressive state bills since 1970s
* new preemption push is particularly abusive

https://newrepublic.com/article/173776/republicans-blocking-cities-ability-protect-abortion-preemption

#ModelActs #ModelBills #ModelLegislation #ALEC #neofascism #StatePreemption

State preemption - Wikipedia

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Texas Judge Rules State's “Death Star” Law Is Unconstitutional
Critics of law laud judge’s ruling as “win for democracy”
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-judge-rules-that-state-death-star-law-is-unconstitutional

* law aims to limit ordinances or regulations that can be enacted by municipalities across TX
* Houston sued TX over the law; later joined by El Paso, San Antonio

#Texas #GregAbbott #neofascism #StatePreemption #DeathStarBill #TexasHB2127 #TexasLegislature #WorkersRights #GOP #capitalism #neoliberalism #neoconservatism

Texas Judge Rules That State “Death Star” Law Limiting Local Control Is Unconstitutional

Critics of the law lauded the judge's ruling as a "win for democracy."

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Houston Sues State of Texas Over “Death Star” Law Minimizing Local Governments
The law regulates localities on a myriad of issues, from rules on construction to how cities can respond to disasters
https://truthout.org/articles/houston-sues-state-of-texas-over-death-star-law-minimizing-local-governments

Texas HB2127, signed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), is described as the “Death Star” law by critics to explain the immensely negative impact the state is having on local governments.

#Texas #GregAbbott #neofascism #StatePreemption #DeathStarBill #TexasHB2127

Houston Sues State of Texas Over “Death Star” Law Minimizing Local Governments

The law regulates localities on a myriad of issues, from rules on construction to how cities can respond to disasters.

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Abbott Signs Bill Axing Construction Workers’ Water Breaks Amid Record Heat
Texas is already the worst state in the country for work-related heat deaths.

https://truthout.org/articles/abbott-signs-bill-axing-construction-workers-water-breaks-amid-record-heat/

Far right Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill last week that nullifies local laws mandating water and heat breaks for construction workers as work-related heat deaths in the state are rising & temperatures are hitting record highs.
...

#Texas #GregAbbott #RepublicanParty #GlobalWarming #DeathStarBill #StatePreemption

Abbott Signs Bill Nixing Mandated Water Breaks for Construction Workers Amid Heat Wave

Texas is already the worst state in the country for work-related heat deaths.

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* alarming trend: Republican-led state legislatures increasingly using preemption to prohibit local governments f. enacting progressive policies

* Comment: one of a number of GOP fascist strategies

State preemption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_preemption
Independent state legislature theory (ISLT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_state_legislature_theory

* (2023-06-15) Texas Gov. Signs Bill Stripping Power f. Local Officials
https://newrepublic.com/post/173676/texas-republicans-overturning-cities-ability-govern

#GOP #StatePreemption #IndependentStateLegislatureTheory #ISLT #GregAbbott

State preemption - Wikipedia