Thread by @RodDMartin

🚨 The Deep State isn’t just in D.C.

According to a bombshell new report, left-wing bureaucrats are quietly subverting red states—turning GOP victories into hollow wins.

Here’s how unelected “shadow governments” are running the show 🧵

2/ Republicans win elections. Governors + legislatures turn red.

But voters discover the policies look… blue.

DEI mandates. ESG rules. Federal-style woke regulations.

Why? Because unelected bureaucrats treat activist playbooks as law.

3/ The State Leadership Initiative report calls it exactly what it is:

“A subversion of self-government.”

When red states are run with blue-state rules, the will of the people is erased.

stateleadership.org/shadow-governm…

4/ How do they do it?

Through “national associations of state officials.”

These groups:

• Masquerade as “nonpartisan”
• Draft model regulations
• Broker federal grants
• Train bureaucrats in Woke orthodoxy

All without a single vote cast.

5/ One infamous example: the National School Boards Association (NSBA).

They infamously asked Biden's FBI to use terrorism laws against parents at school board meetings.

These same “associations” now push DEI, CRT, and federal overreach into red states.

6/ Other serious offenders:

• Environmental Council of the States (climate mandates)
• National Association of Medicaid Directors (progressive health regs)
• National Governors Association
• And LOTS more…

The pattern is clear: bureaucracy replaces democracy.

7/ Even in states with GOP trifectas, policy often looks the same as CA or NY

Red states must:

✅ Audit “associations” agencies are tied to
✅ Ban agencies from adopting their policies without review
✅ Build better groups, like @SFOF_States.

SFOF.com