Excerpt -- Unfortunately, one-man political machines — right-wing billionaires using their outsize influence to control states and rollback hard-earned rights — are not new. The Koch brothers effectively bankrolled Scott Walker’s public union-busting policies and subsequent recall victory in Wisconsin. But North Carolina is showing us that this is just the beginning. Republican donors know that this strategy produces a high return on investment. For just a few million dollars, not only can they affect state policies, they can control electoral laws and redraw districts — rigging the deck before it even gets to Washington. With money to burn, Pope and his cronies are on their way to turning state after state into regressive backwaters while using their bucks to drown out the voices of anyone who disagrees with them.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:41:59 +0000
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