That anyone ever believed the TEA party was anything other than the rebirth of John Birch, or that the Federalist Society ever represented a legitimate school of thought is beyond me. I recognized both as "propaganda for the denigration of American values" the moment they sprang from their astroturf roots, fertilized by the crap spewed by the Kochs, Mercers, and Adelsons. and their ilk.
It almost seems as if a lot of people regard The Federalist Society as some kind of legitimate part of the government...you know, like it's a government agency or something.
Of course, a lot of those same people also seem to regard The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) as an embedded part of the government, too.
You know...
"ALEC writes our laws and the Federalist Society interprets them. That's just how it is." Nobody seems to know what happened to the practice of ordinary citizens and their elected lawmakers writing legislation, just like no one seems to know why it's wrong to make the Federalists the MONOPOLY source for SCOTUS justices.
You know, this SAME group of people, many of whom are faithful Alex Jones listeners, seem to forget that Alex Jones used to rant and rave 24/7 about America's "secret societies".
Seems like ALEC and the Federalists are secret societies. No one has a direct line to communicate with them unless they too are in the inner circle, they don't get elected by anybody, they aren't accountable to anyone except for their donors, and they're always sticking their noses into literally EVERY aspect of American life, deciding FOR us how we should live them.
And they don't like anyone knowing what their calendar or long term agenda is, or where they're going to meet, or who their benefactors are. They prefer that most people don't even know of their existence at all.
Yep, sounds like a couple of secret societies to me.
---And we haven't even yet touched on The United States Chamber of Commerce!
No, they are NOT a secret society, but I'd wager $20.00 that a majority of Americans automatically assume they're part of the government, too.
