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Even the Locke Foundation thinks “raising the age” is a good idea

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May 17, 2012 at 10:56 amCategory:Uncategorized

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It doesn’t happen very often, but every now and then some of the folks over on Right-wing Avenue do, to their credit, get something right. Happily, it seems to have happened today.

The Locke Foundation released a report this morning that once again calls into question North Carolina’s absurd and archaic system of automatically treating 16 and 17 year old kids accused of crimes as adults. In this regard, it remains one of just two states to have such a law.

In weighing in on the issue, the Lockers seem likely to give added impetus to the ”Raise the Age” movement/campaign — long spearheaded by the good people at Action for Children NC.

Good job guys. Wish you could keep it up.

ALEC: Not the only corporate mouthpiece under fire

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May 9, 2012 at 9:35 amCategory:Uncategorized

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Here’s an encouraging development to ponder on a dreary Wednesday: Yet another corporate front group masquerading as a “think tank” is under heavy fire. This time it’s the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based group of  market-fundamentalist Hooverites. 

Recently, these knuckleheads took their absurd global warming denial activities to a new and embarrassing level by launching a billboard campaign that attempted to link people who care about the planet’s health and survival to Ted Kaczinski, the “Unabomber.”

Happily, as this story points out, this was singularly dumb move:

The Heartland Institute’s failed billboard campaign attacking the existence of climate change is driving a surge of corporate donors to abandon the group and prompting a mutiny among its Washington-based staff, which is decamping for less volatile surroundings, according to sources. Read More…

Candidate for Dem Party chair explains resignation from ALEC

May 6, 2012 at 9:26 amCategory:Uncategorized

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As we and others reported on Friday, a candidate for state Democratic Party Chair, Donald Vaughan, was revealed in recent days to have been a member of the corporate-funded, arch-conservative group ALEC. Late on Friday, Vaughan sent us a letter in which he explained that he is resigning from the group. Click here to read the letter.

Good for Vaughan. It remains to be seen, however, whether the state’s Democrats will find the explanation compelling or too little too late.

Tillis family values

May 2, 2012 at 11:11 amCategory:Uncategorized

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If anyone is looking to sublet some office space in the legislative building, you may want to contact Speaker Tillis – he has a few empty desks that he might be willing to part with. Not that I’m implying anything else is for sale in his office.

Yes, Tillis is probably a bit lonely in his big, fancy office this week after the resignation of his Chief of Staff and Policy Adviser, both for having affairs with different lobbyists who represent a range of different interests under consideration at the General Assembly.

Sound shady to you? Speaking as a registered lobbyist, it sure sounds shady to me. Read More…

Yikes! Amendment One provokes a fight on Right-Wing Avenue

May 2, 2012 at 11:01 amCategory:Uncategorized

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It’s hard to say what’s more remarkable about the absurd little essay released yesterday by the head of the Pope-Civitas Institute about the marriage discrimination amendment: its utter intellectual vacuousness or the fact that it all but calls out the director of the John Locke Foundation and Congresswoman Renee Ellmers by name.

Check this out: Read More…