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ALEC – The American Legislative Exchange Council – Explained in 5 Minutes

May 11, 2012 By Egberto Willies

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ALEC – The American Legislative Exchange Council – Explained in 5 Minutes

Published on Apr 30, 2012 by pursuitofinjustice

ALEC is a 501 c3 non-profit organization. According to the group: "It is the nation’s largest nonpartisan (sic) individual membership association of state legislators (sic), with nearly 2,000 members across the nation and more than 100 alumni members in Congress."
What ALEC does is criminal, and it needs to be stopped. Please click on the links below for more information on how you can help.

imageVisit AlecExposed to view the model legislation and learn more about ALEC:
http://alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed

Sign a petition to get corporations out of ALEC:
http://site.pfaw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ditchalec&autologin=true

Read here why ALEC should have its 501 c3 tax status revoked:
http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=8060297

Go here for regular ALEC-related updates:
http://www.prwatch.org/

Sources:

Ritz Carlton meeting –
http://prwatch.org/news/2012/02/11272/alec-education-academy-launches-island-…

Stand Your Ground law-
http://www.pfaw.org/content/alec-hidden-player-behind-stand-your-ground-laws

The ALEC scholarhip fund (an example):
http://www.prwatch.org/node/11238

ALEC corporate PAC spending:
http://projects.propublica.org/alec-contributions/

CCA, Russell Pearce, SB 1070 and ALEC:
http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6085/ties_that_bind_arizona_politicians_a…

Fracking fluids, XTO, disclosure requirements and ALEC:
http://inthesetimes.com/ittlist/entry/13107/alec_and_exxonmobil_push_loophole…

Voter ID laws, other methods of disenfranchisement, the 5 million Americans and ALEC:
http://brennan.3cdn.net/92635ddafbc09e8d88_i3m6bjdeh.pdf

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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