Letter to Arvada Press – Comment on Szabo
January 9, 2014
I appreciate the report in the Dec. 26 edition regarding Rep. Libby Szabo’s involvement with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). I read previous reports of her involvement with the group, but I was unaware that she is a state chair of this organization. While many news agencies have reported the declining influence of ALEC, there remains a tremendous amount of concern about the goals of this organization.
The American Legislative Exchange Council does nothing to promote a reasonable balance between government and business. They misuse terms like free market to promote a pathological mistrust of government. They fail to recognize that unchecked corporate power is at least an equal or greater threat to individual liberty. Efforts by this organization to destroy the public trust have helped pave the way to unprecedented economic inequality and I hope enough people get involved before they symbolically auction off the United States Constitution. Nobody is opposed to wealth, but wealth is not the only thing this country stands for. I would encourage readers to research this group and ask Szabo to disassociate herself from both ALEC and the destructive goals of this organization.
Timothy D. Allport
Arvada