Amazon.com Becomes The Eighteenth Group To Drop ALEC
Source: Think Progress
According to an email ThinkProgress received from the Center for Media and Democracy, one of the leaders of a progressive campaign to push corporations and other funders to break with the American Legislative Exchange Council, online retail giant Amazon.com just announced that it will part ways with ALEC. In the wake of this campaign, ALEC eliminated a task force that pushed voter suppression laws and the so-called Stand Your Ground laws that played a significant role in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting, but the conservative group remains committed to other priorities such as repealing minimum wage laws, eliminating capital gains and estate taxes, and blocking safeguards that protect children from eating rat poison.
Other groups that have dropped ALEC include: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Kraft, Wendys, Mars, Inc., Arizona Public Service, the National Board for Professional Teaching StandardsScantron, The National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Kaplan, Procter & Gamble, Yum! Brands, five Pennsylvania legislators, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Reed Elsevier, American Traffic Solutions, Intuit, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/24/489934/amazoncom-becomes-the-eighteenth-group-to-drop-alec/
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)Glad I was able to help.
otohara
(24,135 posts)because of the Zon and Alec.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)write OUR laws. They are probably in the process of the switchover. These vampire corps never give up, they just change tactics.
Drale
(7,932 posts)EFerrari
(163,986 posts)and go play golf? No. They're going to find a new way to lobby for their predations.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)and are only dropping ALEC due to bad publicity, it seems likely that they will find another avenue to pursue their agenda.
Personally, I'm tired of these companies getting accolades for dropping their ALEC agenda. They were for it before they were against it which says a lot.
otohara
(24,135 posts)damn right I'm paranoid. ALEC is just one of many.
EFerrari
(163,986 posts)You're right. They never do give up.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,272 posts)businesses on it.
They knew which way the wind was blowing in regards to the toxic anti-democratic strategies promoted by ALEC.
As these companies recognize the peoples' revulsion of such to publicly disavow and disassociate from those radioactive policies, they also know the blow-back would be overwhelming and potentially fatal to their business interests should they ever be caught doing such a thing again.
efhmc
(14,721 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)and sent them an email about their association with ALEC about 10 days ago. I shop there a lot. Maybe they're actually paying attention to their customers..
Uncle Joe
(58,272 posts)Thanks for the thread, DippyDem.
shagnasty
(21 posts)We had to pressure you into doing the right thing. I will continue to boycotte them. Now it's your turn Walmart!!!
rayofreason
(2,259 posts)Suji to Seoul
(2,035 posts)In the wake of this campaign, ALEC eliminated a task force that pushed voter suppression laws and the so-called Stand Your Ground laws that played a significant role in the aftermath of the Trayvon Martin shooting, but the conservative group remains committed to other priorities such as repealing minimum wage laws, eliminating capital gains and estate taxes, and blocking safeguards that protect children from eating rat poison.
WTF!!!! RAT POISON ICY POP. GET THEM WHILE THEY ARE COLD!!!!!
Jesus Christ, what's next? Bringing back DDT and lead paint???