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Tanuki

(15,309 posts)
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 09:58 AM Aug 2024

Project 25's Tennessee lawmaker, legislative connections

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/07/project-2025-tennessee-lawmakers-conservative-groups-gop/74489123007/

"One phrase is nearly impossible to escape this election cycle: Project 2025, the political action plan by The Heritage Foundation, a well-established conservative think tank.

The over 900-page document, formally titled the Mandate for Leadership, is the brainchild of a massive coalition of conservative organizations across the country—many of which Tennessee lawmakers are members of.
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In the opening pages of the lengthy Project 2025, a list of over 50 conservative organizations on the plan’s advisory board can be found, along with eight pages of individual contributing authors.

Of the 54 advisory organizations analyzed by The Tennessean, 19 had notable connections to the Volunteer State, along with others that have minor connections.

The organization with the largest Tennessee involvement is the American Legislative Exchange Council, a national nonprofit organization of conservative legislators who create model legislation for state distribution.

There are 28 Tennessee lawmakers listed as members of the organization, including Rep. Chris Todd, R-Madison County, and Sen. Ed Jackson, R-Jackson, who each serve as the Tennessee state chair for the organization."....(more)
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ALEC is evil UpInArms Aug 2024 #1

UpInArms

(51,793 posts)
1. ALEC is evil
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 10:57 AM
Aug 2024

Their boilerplate bills have corrupted many states … and the failed GOP has been instrumental in the blanket passage of this crap.

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