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John Oliver on Why State Legislatures Matter More Than the U.S. Senate

John Oliver explains why state legislatures, aka “the meth labs of democracy,” matter more to the average American’s day-to-day life than which party controls the U.S. Senate.

Hint: Unlike our federal legislators, State leges pass a ton of laws…and ALEC writes them.