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Spot on Thom. You did neglect to include ALEC, American Legislative Exchange Council. They have made it possible for right wing state legislators to simply submit bills, without having to do the work of researching and crafting the necessary verbiage for passing the bills and enacting the laws supporting their agenda. ALEC roots go back to '73 the same time Powell and SCOTUS began rendering the decisions that lead to massive campaign financing by billionaires.

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yes, thank you for reminding us ! ALEC has been doing the work of the oligarchs for decades now; I used to talk about it all the time, but never could arouse anyone's interest. That baffled me.

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