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Douglas Carpenter

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Wed Nov 5, 2014, 04:26 PM Nov 2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: State Legislatures and ALEC - this is really good

While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: State Legislatures and ALEC - this is really good (Original Post) Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 OP
Posting for later viewing Lifelong Protester Nov 2014 #1
Great stuff! markpkessinger Nov 2014 #2
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