ALEC sought a loyalty oath from key state lawmakers
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The group is trying to reclaim its lucrative corporate support, even launching a “prodigal son” project to lure back such giants as WalMart, Amazon, Boeing, Home Depot and McDonalds. Let’s hope the prodigals stay far afield.
• ALEC has created a sister group called the “Jeffersonian Project.” It’s a 501(c)(4) social organization, which will enable it to be more obvious about its lobbying function.
Under its current 501(c)(3) structure, ALEC specializes in drawing up model bills for its members to push in their respective state legislatures. So now the same folks can write the model bills and lobby for them openly. Such a deal.
• One of the most interesting documents is a proposed job description for the legislators designated to head up their state delegations. Along with striving to increase membership in ALEC by 10 percent a year and informing the group of all public information requests that include ALEC documents, it was proposed that state chairs take a loyalty oath: “I will act with care and loyalty and put the interests of the organization first.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/03/4666825/alec-sought-a-loyalty-oath-from.html
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