On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver reveals many of the winners of the midterms, before the election results are in! Sadly, he is not psychic, the reason for his precognition is much murkier. While midterm coverage is largely focused on the parts of Congress that do very little, vital (and bizarre) midterm elections are going unexamined. State legislators pass a lot of bills, and some of that efficiency is thanks to a group called ALEC that writes legislation for them. It’s as shady as it sounds!
ALEC is like the home office for corrupt, dumb and/or lazy conservatives. The laws are written, copied and disseminated to members in every state. That way, the representatives need only fill in the blanks. Presto! Instant law in every state…And loads of free time!
John plays some hysterically funny ads and some ‘gotcha’ clips of representatives who’ve been caught red-handed in the corruption cookie jar! Of course, there were no consequences for the latter, and the former are faring well too.
I’m glad we’ve laughed, because it is later revealed that these corrupt and idiotic clowns are running unopposed, and congratulations are in order.