Demonstrating the efficacy of direct action, right-wing legislators across the country are ramping up state legislative efforts to limit the right to protest. According to our colleagues at the International Center for Nonprofit Law (ICNL), as of May 10, 2021, there were more than 31 new laws and 69 […]
It was in 2006 that the AETA was passed into law. The AETA was crafted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a group of corporate power players who write pieces of model legislation that suit their interests, and then ALEC passes off the legislation to members of Congress.
Check out Lauren Regan's presentation on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at St. Francis in Portland (Occupy Portland's Headquarters), February 10, 2012. On February 29th, "F29," there will nationwide protests against ALEC. See the Occupy Eugene website for details.
