S.C. Democrats Target ALEC, Statehouse Members
Legislators call for others to abandon controversial group, and some are doing so.
S.C. legislators are calling for their co-workers in the state's General Assembly to distance themselves from the American Legislative Exchange Council as national pressure increases on the little-known policy organization. The detractors include state Rep. Ted Vick, a Chesterfield Democrat and 7th Congressional District candidate who resigned his membership from ALEC on Tuesday, calling it "part of the problem." The conservative organization has pushed legislation in statehouses across the country, including the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law that was used as an initial defense in the Florida shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Through hundreds of legislative members across the county, ALEC has promoted conservative bills like the "…
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stanley seigler
1:48 pm on Thursday, May 31, 2012
UPDATE Walmart said late Wednesday it is suspending membership in the American Legislative Council (ALEC), which the retailer joined in 1993. FYI [REPEAT] "ALEC Gets a Break From State Lobbying Laws...The American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEX] says it's not a lobbying group. Then why have three states [SC, IN, CO] specifically exempted it from their rules for lobbyists? http://www.… more ›