This morning after leaving the gym I was going through my emails and newsfeed. In the process this gem from Kelly Stefano showed up. I asked him for permission to blog it unchanged. Give it a read. I am sure you will find it as I did, to the point and on the message we must all relate to.
Government for the Corporations by Kelly Stefano
Constituent complacency and voter apathy, added to the greed and maleficence of elected officials has seen the state of Georgia be named one of the most corrupt states in the union. Couple that with fast and loose regulation over private industry, a tax policy that favors the most powerful and influential corporations, a state Legislative Branch that is willing to slash much needed public funds to continue supporting fast and loose regulation and an unfair tax policy, and corruption is some what guaranteed. Corruption, gerrymandering, and politicians all to willing to manipulate an unsuspecting and trusting populace has left Georgia ripe for the pickings of A.L.E.C (The American Legislative Exchange Council) which is an a way for corporations such as Wal-Mart, Monsanto, Bank of America, BP, Exxon Mobile, Pfizer, the Koch Brothers, and basically any other corporation that desires to put corporate greed ahead of societies needs to hand write or dictate legislation (in secret) that hinders the civil rights, and liberties of WE THE PEOPLE by placing this legislation into the HANDS of our elected officials. A.L.E.C is "they", they who want to reshape this nation into a twisted version of itself that only offers freedom and rights to those who like A.L.E.C. put greed before social, economic, and environmental justice and equality. A new Gilded Age is being paid for with complacency and misplaced trust in immoral men
A.L.E.C., Wal-Mart (the largest gun retailer in the nation), the N.R.A., and various gun manufactures are the driving force behind the so called "Stand your ground" law that is protecting George Zimmerman from being prosecuted for slaying Travyon Martin, and the Castle Law in Wisconsin that is protecting the killer of Bo Morrison. A.L.E.C is behind the recent legislation in Georgia that infringes our 1st amendment rights to protest, or to form a union, as Don Balfor who sponsored the legislation is an A.L.E.C alumni.
Terry England who compared women to livestock, is an A.L.E.C. alumni, is also one of the six co-sponsors of HB 954 (which is nearly word for word the same legislation that A.L.E.C has rammed through other states), BANS abortion for ANY cause rape or incest after 20 weeks. Of the six sponsors, only Allen Peake and Doug McKillip are free from A.L.E.C.s influence. This misogynistic legislation is a guarantee to increase poverty, as more mothers to seek out state funded aide, the same aide that these legislators are attempting to slash so as to uphold corporate loopholes and other tax breaks for the top 1% of corporations and earners….Can legislators who slash public funds for the less fortunate, who slash funds that go to LIFE SAVING medical treatment for women, who support endless campaigns of war and blood shed really be labeled as pro-life? It’s time to call these politicians what they are…Anti-choice…Anti-choice for women to make their own decisions about their bodies…Anti-choice about how or when a woman will conceive a child.
SB 292 which would violate the 4th amendment rights to privacy and reasonable cause was sponsored by non-other than you guessed it, another A.L.E.C. alumni…This bill places innocent people under the microscope of public assumption as it mires ALL those who are less fortunate into a bog of suspicion. It would also cost the state dearly as it did in the state of as someone has to PAY for these tests, and how are those without any means supposed to pay for this invasion of privacy? These bills are written to scapegoat problems caused and exasperated by corporate greed onto those who are already most vulnerable. It is meant to distract us from the fact that subsidizes eat up alot more of the deficit than fully funded social safety net programs.
For the complete list of A.L.E.C. sponsored legislation that attacks the poor, women, minorities, homosexuals, all one needs to do is look at the review of this years session of the Georgia General Assembly. Our complacency got us here, and complacency gets you rhetoric that accuses the poor of being lazy, on drugs and looking for a handout, so as to justify tax breaks for the wealthy. Complacency gets you massive cuts to public education, transit, pubic works projects to subsidize manufactures of war, famine, disease, and environmental degradation. After a devastating oil spill has all but annihilated the Gulf of Mexico, complacency ensures we get attacks against the Environmental Protection Agency instead of criminal charges being pressed against the corporation responsible for the damage. Complacency ensures that Wall Street is free to run rampant over our economy once again, while those who were victimized are evicted from their homes. Complacency ensures us that any attempt to separate church and state will be called an attack on religion. Complacency ensures that immoral men use religion to justify their twisted desires through legislation.
However it is curious that men who attempt to use the Judeo Christian ethic to justify misogyny, close minded bigotry, and self absorbed greed never pause to consider if the separation of church and state is bad, then why is it so rare to see these same legislators support or draft legislation that would clothe the naked, feed the poor, end social and economic inequality, and build an everlasting peace built on community, unity and love? Because fear , paranoia, and anger are easier to manipulate and control than love, unity and community. Be the change. Embrace love. Love strips them of their power to divide and conquer. Love is centered within our beings in the Krishna/Buddha/Christ consciousness that resides binds us all together. Love is the desire to love thy neighbor and to treat others the way you want to be treated. Love is letting go of hatred. Love is seeking out wisdom, when all the world is telling you how to think. Love is the smile on a child’s face. Love is what they do not understand…Love is humanity. Love is unity. Love is community and living in harmony with one another and the earth. Love is why A.L.E.C cannot change the world any longer…Love has set us free and lit a new path. Love is the key to our evolution. Love is. Be love. Be peace. Just be.
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