Georgia lawmaker quits ALEC, calls it ‘radical’ group with ‘dangerous agenda’
Source: Raw Story
A state senator from Georgia, Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) has left the American Legislative Exchange Council, the controversial legislative organization better known as ALEC. In a statement to the citizens’ action group Better Georgia, Orrock denounced the group, calling it “radical,” “dangerous” and accused it of “impeding democracy.”
“As a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council for several years, having joined ALEC with the primary goal of better understanding the corporate-dominated organization, I know first-hand that ALEC is not the innocuous organization it claims to be,” Orrock said.
Recently advocacy groups like Color of Change have brought pressure to bear on ALEC over its alleged efforts to disenfranchise minority voters, as well as its sponsorship of gun laws like Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” rule. ”Stand Your Ground” was cited by one of the early defense teams representing George Zimmerman, who gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Sandord, Florida in February.
“ALEC is underwritten by corporate dollars to push corporate financial interests that disadvantage middle-class and working families,” said Sen. Orrock, “This group enrolls state legislators to promote its radical legislation in state after state, creating the false illusion of public support for its dangerous agenda. ALEC promotes legislation that suppresses voter participation, undermines state budgets and services, and impedes democracy.”
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