CALL
out ALEC members in MN Leg NOW
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230317733668739 Paper.li
paper on ALEC:
http://paper.li/USuncutMN/1314159648?utm_source=subscription&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paper_sub#
http://paper.li/USuncutMN/1314159648?utm_source=subscription&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paper_sub#
The American
Legislative Exchange Council was responsible for the MN shutdown crisis. This
is an organization dedicated to (to put it delicately) keeping the rich rich
and the corporatocracy going. In other words, stealing from those of us on the
bottom!! It’s a merger of corporations
and legislators that masquerades as a “charity.” It is getting more widespread exposure than
ever before, as many of the model pieces of legislation have been released by a
whistleblower. The right wing Koch
brothers and about 300 corporations are involved. See www.USUncutMN.blogspot.com
to see how they have broken Minnesota
State
Notice any pattern on the back? Kind of contradicts ALEC's claim to be bi-partisan.
Here’s
the plan:
(1) Pick up the phone one and call. (2) IF you're unable to reach your chosen ALEC member immediately, wait a few minutes or hours & try again. (3) BE POLITE! BE POLITE! BE POLITE! (4) Instead of attempting to change the mind of the person picking up the phone just employ a SIMPLE message:
"Stop threatening the future economic health of the people of
"I think the health of Minnesotans comes before politics"
"This country was built on compromise, STOP being an obstructionist & do the j-o-b voters elected you to do. Fulfill your oath of office. "Represent the citizens not the corporations and the rich."
"Driving the CHILDREN, the poor, the disabled, veterans, students, seniors off a financial cliff in order to WIN a victory against Mark Dayton and the citizens is UNACCEPTABLE & WRONG."
“Next election you are gone.”
A rant against ALEC&Co by USuncut
POST SHUTDOWN action against ALEC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmNU3SumcN8
And how about the MN
corporate sponsors ? We need to call out Comcast, Cargill and other companies,too.
They want to gut our State and our resources as quickly - and as cheaply - as they possibly can.
Graft is at new heights in
Write and ASK your legislators - are YOU in ALEC? Did you use taxpayer money to go to the events? Are you ever ashamed of your greed and politicking when ALEC policies hurt REAL people? Ask your DFL legislators why they say NOTHING about this when they know what is up. It is important to realize that these ALEC "folks" caused and will continue to aggravate trauma and hardship for THOUSANDS of Minnesotans – particularly CHILDREN who don’t vote. They should all be RECALLED. Besides the lobbying money and perk$ they've taken, most accepted salaries during the shutdown. They do NOT pay tax on campaign funds, although we think that is INCOME. They stole democracy in our State -- and are aligned w/members probably in YOUR state.
Now it is up to us, We the People, to defeat them and their puppets as the media and politicos seem intent to play scared and not confront the real problem - a very deeply entrenched Conservative agenda in
Tweet this !! Like this!! Share this!! It's up to US. Boycott Koch products!! Don’t let ALEC members get relelected.
Write the media and ask why they don't cover this important story. #MNrecallGOP
USuncutMN@gmail.com Facebook US Uncut
Minnesota twitter: USuncutMN
ALEC
members in Minnesota
Name
|
Confirmed
|
ALEC Task Force
|
Rep. Carol
McFarlane (R-53B)
|
Has not replied
to requests for comment
|
Education
|
Sen. Chris
Gerlach (R-37)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Commerce,
Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force
|
Rep. Michael
Beard (R-35A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via email.
|
Commerce,
Insurance, and Economic Development Task Force
|
Sen. Gen Olson
(R-33)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Education
|
Rep. Pat
Garofalo (R-36B)
|
Has not replied
to request for comment.
|
Education
|
Rep. Sondra
Erickson (R-16A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Education
|
Sen. Gretchen
Hoffman (R-10)
|
Has not replied
to requests for comment.
|
HHS
|
Rep. Paul
Anderson (R-13A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
HHS
|
Rep. Mary
Kiffmeyer (R-16B)
|
Yes, confirmed
by state chair.
|
International
Relations Task Force
|
Rep. Matt Dean
(R-52B)
|
Yes, confirmed
by campaign finance records.
|
International
Relations Task Force
|
Sen. Roger
Chamberlain (R-53)
|
Yes, initially
denied working with ALEC on bills or in meetings, but admitted he pays dues
in August email to constituent.
|
Public Safety
and Elections Task Force
|
Rep. Ron
Shimanski (R-18A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via email.
|
Public Safety
and Elections Task Force
|
Sen. Ted Daley
(R-38)
|
Has not replied
to requests for comment.
|
Public Safety
and Elections Task Force
|
Rep. Linda
Runbeck (R-53A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via email.
|
Tax and Fiscal
Policy Task Force
|
Rep. Pam Myhra
(R-40A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via email.
|
Tax and Fiscal
Policy Task Force
|
Rep. Bruce
Anderson (R-19A)
|
Has not replied
to requests for comment.
|
Telecommunications
and IT Task Force
|
Rep. Connie
Doepke (R-33B)
|
Has not replied
to requests for comment.
|
Telecommunications
and IT Task Force
|
Sen. Mike Parry
(R-26)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Telecommunications
and IT Task Force
|
Rep. Steve
Drazkowski (R-28B)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Civil Justice
|
Rep. Joyce
Peppin* (R-32A)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
|
Rep. Mike
Benson* (R-30B)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
|
Rep. Dean
Urdahl* (R-18B)
|
No, denied via
March email to citizen, but said he does offer ALEC bills.
|
|
House Speaker
Kurt Zellers* (R-32B)
|
Yes, but said
via March email to citizen that he isn’t active.
|
|
Sen. John Howe*
(R-28)
|
Yes, confirmed
via March email to citizen.
|
Original list compiled by Common Cause
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