VLTP Press release for Charlotte May 11 & 12 Anti-ALEC Protest and Teach-In

  Press Release – Save Our States (S.O.S.) Conference and Protest – “They’re sneaking into Charlotte, meeting in secret to write new laws benefiting their corporate handlers…wanting us to remain unaware and silent.” The Voters Legislative Transparency Project (VLTP), a national non-profit bipartisan organization and Occupy Charlotte announce a two-day schedule of events to protest [...]

Long Time ALEC Private Sector Chair, Victor Schwartz Denies ALEC Involvement

Victor Schwartz speaking at an ALEC Civil Justice Task Force in 2010, seated alongside Rep. Bill Seitz (R OH) – on Tort Reform (from an anonymous source) For years Victor Schwartz, an attorney and top lobbyist for the law firm of Shook, Hardy and Bacon (SHB) has held the influential post of Chairman of the [...]

Special Rights for ALEC: Three States Exempt Stealth Corporate Lobbying Group From Lobbying Rules

A new report by the Center for Public Integrity reveals that legislators in three states have explicitly exempted the organization from state lobbying registration and disclosure laws: [In] three states — South Carolina, Indiana and Colorado — it turns out that ALEC has quietly, and by name, been specifically exempted from lobbyist status. To read how ALEC, [...]

ALEC’s Spring Agenda: What You Need to Know

Mark your calendars, people, because ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council is having their spring pow-wow in Charlotte, NC on May 11th, and their agenda is simply brimming with ideas meant to undermine American democracy. To read more about the upcoming events and the horrible legislation that ALEC has planned, please click here

Voter registration down among Hispanics, blacks

The number of black and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008, posing a serious challenge to the Obama campaign in an election that could turn on the participation of minority voters. In the 2008 election, robust turnout among black and Latino voters is credited with putting Obama over the top in key swing [...]

The Enemies Within: The 20 Most Dangerous Conservatives And Their Organizations

America has enemies. Not just abroad, but within our shores as well. And our domestic enemies, as it turns out, are MORE dangerous and destructive than the terrorists could ever hope to be. Because while the terrorists want to destroy us, the following people and their organizations are doing far more damage. To read about [...]

Heartland Institute Compares Climate Science Believers And Reporters To Mass ‘Murderers And Madmen’

The Heartland Institute has launched one of the most offensive billboard campaigns in U.S. history. The Chicago-based anti-science think tank is comparing all those who accept climate science — and the journalists who report on it accurately — to Charles Manson, the Unabomber, and Osama Bin Laden. …Heartland’s detailed rationalization for its hate speech confirms the [...]

National Resolution on High Stakes Testing

This resolution is modeled on the resolution passed by more than 360 Texas school boards as of April 23, 2012. It was written by Advancement Project; Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; FairTest; Forum for Education and Democracy; MecklenburgACTS; Deborah Meier; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; National Education Association; New York Performance [...]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Cuts Ties to ALEC

This is a lot more than the standard ColorOfChange/Common Cause “get out of jail free” card.  This is very significant not only of the action itself, but if you follow the links to some of the individuals who will be taking over this task force…Watch Out! “The national certifying body for teachers in the United [...]

Federal Judge Slaps Down Texas Effort to De-Fund Planned Parenthood

From AlterNet, by Jodi Jacobson (click link to view) A federal judge today blocked the state of Texas from de-funding Planned Parenthood affiliates in the state, and excluding them from participating in Texas’s Women’s Health Program (WHP). Read the actual Judicial order here…