Discussion for article #235148
With virtually all of these “departure” announcements, remember:
They don’t like the publicity, but they’re not leaving because they don’t like what ALEC was doing.
…and if they participated here, there are still lots of other, less visible ways (astroturf campaigns, unattributable
campaign donations, writing international trade treaties, crafting legislation to their liking through paid legislators) to
continue their perpetual pursuit of what is best for them.
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Yep. They’ve just gone back to buying the legislation they want more directly. ALEC is a legislation writing entity, not a lobbying entity.
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ALEC is a liability. That, and its adherence to climate change has become a complete embarrassment. None of these corporations have turned into saints, but only energy companies have any reason to stick with them.
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C&D letter. Snort.
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We the People should send a C & D letter to ALEC, telling them to stop writing legislation and pushing it through, and leave the law making up to the law makers. We didn’t elect ALEC.
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Watch ALEC change their name in 3…2…1…
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T-Mobil… hmmmm… can you say Net Neutrality? Besides, with Citizens United, who needs a firm like this anyway?
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Who do they think they’re kidding?
It doesn’t make any difference how many corporations leave ALEC because as long as the Kochs are being served by its existence, they can continue to fund it out of petty cash.