Our old friends (and occasional allies) at Conduit for Action are at it again. This organization is parroting the old (and discredited) line that Issue 1 is doing something which should never be done -- placing a value on human life. Of course, that charge is absurd once you look behind the catchy phrasing. It is troubling that a supposedly conservative organization is … [Read more...]
In Which Conduit for Action’s Hackery Is Revealed
Through a series of blog posts last week, I believe I have shown that Conduit for Action has a long history of giving lip service to tort reform -- but does its best to sabotage tort reform in practice. It’s a strange position for an organization that supposedly stands for conservative values and claims to be an advocate for small businesses. It is reasonable to call Conduit’s … [Read more...]
Conduit for Action Continues to Hide the Ball on Tort Reform
When you say you support tort reform in principle, but you fail to support a practical proposal to enact that reform, are you really a supporter? That is what we must ask about Conduit for Action. As I have written about earlier this week, that organization says it supports tort reform, but its actions may lead one to question whether this “support” is anything more than empty … [Read more...]
Conduit for Action’s Fake Tort Reform
This week I’ve been writing about Conduit for Action’s continued attacks on tort reform. This odd phenomenon is especially notable for two reasons, because Conduit for Action regularly carries out two activities: Conduit not only professes an attachment to the Republican platform and standing up for small businesses, but also criticizes others when (in Conduit’s … [Read more...]
How Conduit for Action Betrayed Conservative Activism in 2016
As discussed in a previous blog post, Conduit for Action seems to have made a second career of chastising others for being insufficiently committed to the Republican platform. Conduit has set itself up as the arbiter of GOP orthodoxy. However, as we pointed out, that claim is hollow, because Conduit has made its opposition clear to a key part of the GOP platform – tort … [Read more...]
