How Embarrassing - ALEC Mtg OKC - No Quorum

How incredibly sad.

ALEC doesn’t have a quorum
– for their big meeting about writing and passing ALEC “model legislation”.

One of three meetings held annually, this one focuses on ALEC “model legislation" and
only 15% of their ALEC legislators showed up.

How incredibly sad.

ALEC must be so embarrassed.

No Quorum – the votes on the legislation don’t count

No Quorum – the discussion is useless.

What a waste of taxpayer money –

They have NO quorum – they can’t do anything binding

May as well just put those 15% of ALEC legislators back on the plane and send 'em home!

  

Here you have an organization going down the toilet

and only 15% of their members show up for a meeting.

A meeting where the travel, hotel and registration is paid for by ALEC Corporations
and 85% of their legislative members don’t even show up.
Don't even show up to show their support of this flailing organization.
That is so sad - it's funny!

ALEC must be sooooooooooooo embarrassed.

This is so incredibly sad.

I’d feel sorry for them – if I didn’t dislike them so much.

How embarrassing!

“About 500 people, mostly lawmakers from across thecountry, are expected to converge next week in Oklahoma City for the spring meeting of an organization that promotes free-market and conservative ideas.”

ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED “PEOPLE”

NOT 500 legislative members of ALEC

500 PEOPLE

Let’s crunch some numbers on ALEC legislators:

2011– Before they started hiding the membership lists

Civil Justice Task Force  - 168 members

Commerce – 214 members

Communications and Technology – 181 members

Education – 181 members

Health and Human Services - 247 members

International Relations – 106 members

Public Safety and Elections – 151 members

Tax & Fiscal Policy – 228 members

168

214

181

181

247

106

151

228

1,476

Assume

50% are corporations (788)

25% of legislators serve on more than one task force (duplication) (225)

That means

553 ALEC members who are task force members

OOOOPS!!!!!!

ALEC BRAGS that they have 2,000+ legislative members

And yet only 500+ are task force members

AND

Only about 500+ PEOPLE will be at the meeting in Oklahoma City today and tomorrow.

That includes the ALEC profit sector members

500 legislators would ONLY be 25% of 2,000+ ALEC legislative members.

NOW – even if we are generous and say 300 of the 500 PEOPLE attending the meeting in OKC are ALEC legislative members – that would be ONLY 15% of ALEC legislators -

15% of the total ALEC members making legislative decisions for all ALEC members.

15% of the total ALEC members developing the nasty ALEC “model legislation” that is distributed across the United States

15% lousy percent

That is really embarrassing.

We’re not even talking a quorum here – unless they consider the quorum to be the ALEC Profit Sector members.

Do these 15% of all ALEC members represent the most extremist, ultra-conservative, right-wing members that the American Legislative Exchange Council has?

Pretty sad, so sad
 – when this meeting according to ALEC is to:

During the meeting, legislators will introduce and debate potential model policies that will have a positive impact on the American economy

They should say - During the meeting, only 15% of ALEC legislators will introduce and debate  ....

Pretty sad.
It's so sad - it's brahahahahahah funny!

Earlier this week Banz (ALEC-OK) wrote in an opinion piece:

Next week, hundreds of legislators from around the country will gather in Oklahoma City for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Spring Task Force meetings.

Should be

Next week, a couple of hundred of legislators from around the country will gather in Oklahoma City for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Spring Task Force meetings.

ALEC must be sooooooooooooo embarrassed.

This is so incredibly sad.

I’d feel sorry for them – if I didn’t dislike them so much.

Here you have an organization going down the toilet

and only 15% of their members show up for a meeting.

How embarrassing!
How incredibly embarrassing!!!