Former ALEC member turned whistleblower Georgia senator Nan Orrock:
"There are votes taken that have the corporate votes at the same table with the legislators on what bills to pick. That at its core just screams out inappropriate."
Indeed. In China, this type of corruption results in a death penalty. In America, it gets a Supreme Court seal of approval. China is a totalitarian regime. America is a totalitarian regime in disguise as a democracy. But freedom's on the march!... or something.
WXIA also posted a partial transcript of their discussion:
Keefe: Why can’t the people who elected them see the process?
Meierling: This is a private meeting.
Keefe: A private meeting paid for by whom?
Meierling: By our members and donors.
Keefe: [Who] are lobbyists, correct?
Meierling: No.
Keefe: They’re not lobbyists, the ones that we recorded in the bar last night aren’t lobbyists that are here as members?
h/t Raw Story