- The following politicians are going to the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) junket 3 - 6 August in New Orleans at a cost of nearly $20K of our tax-payer money. ALEC, if you don't already know, is a lobbying group that writes right-wing bills and pays politicians to support those bills. Some of ALEC's issues:
- Passing new laws to disenfranchise voters with Poll Taxes and Literacy tests;
- Making it harder for Unions to organize--they are behind the defunding of the FAA for that reason;
- Fighting efforts to address Climate Change;
- Sponsoring Anti-Immigration laws and promoting For Profit Prisons to hold more people
- They are opposed to Healthcare Reform
- They want to end Public Education
Feel free to call these "lawmakers" and chastise them for abusing our tax dollars when we have a state budget problem. Click here and give them hell: Senators, Reps
- Nobel Ellington (who is national chair of ALEC)
- House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown
- Jeff Arnold, D-New Orleans
- Cameron Henry, R-Metairie
- Nita Hutter, R-Chalmette
- Girard Jackson, D-Harvey
- John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie
- Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans
- Anthony Ligi, R-Metairie
- Thomas Willmott, R-Kenner
- Senator A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell
- Senator Ed Murray, D-New Orleans
The above are the New Orleans Metro area pols: the compleat list is:
- Nobel Ellington (who is national chair of ALEC)
- House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown
- Jeff Arnold, D-New Orleans
- Elton Aubert, D-Vacherie
- Damon Baldone, D-Houma
- Jim Fannin, D-Jonesboro
- Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles
- Johnny Guinn, R-Jennings
- Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville
- Cameron Henry, R-Metairie
- Bob Hensgens, R-Abbeville
- Frank Hoffmann, R-West Monroe
- Nita Hutter, R-Chalmette
- Girard Jackson, D-Harvey
- John LaBruzzo, R-Metairie
- Bernard LeBas, D-Ville Platte
- Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans
- Anthony Ligi, R-Metairie
- Joe Lopinto, R-Metairie
- Rick Nowlin, R-Natchitoches
- Erich Ponti, R-Baton Rouge
- Alan Seabaugh, R-Shreveport
- Scott Simon, R-Abita Springs
- Thomas Willmott, R-Kenner
- Senator A.G. Crowe, R-Slidell
- Senator Ed Murray, D-New Orleans
- Senator Neil Riser, R-Columbia
- Senator Gerald Long, R-Winnfield
- Senator Francis Thompson, D-Delhi
- Senator Mike Walsworth, R-West Monroe
Sic em!
