To: ALEC member corporations
Tell ALEC Corporations: Hands OFF our democracy
Since 2011, researchers have identified thousands of corporate-friendly bills -- introduced in our state legislatures -- that were almost identical copies of lobbyist-written model legislation from groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is directly funded by major companies like UPS, Comcast, and Anheuser-Busch -- and we must demand that they stop funding ALEC’s plot to control our democracy.
Why is this important?
An alarming new study gives an inside look into how big corporations are manipulating our democracy -- and how right-wing lawmakers rubber-stamp laws written by front groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
ALEC writes “model bills” that roll back the rights you and I care about -- like gun safety, access to affordable healthcare, a clean environment, and more. Then, state lawmakers introduce them almost word-for-word as real legislation that often becomes law -- making our communities less safe and enriching ALEC’s corporate donors at our expense.
Worst of all, these “model bills” are written by corporate lobbyists behind closed doors. ALEC doesn’t want you and me to know that they’re undermining our democracy, giving power to wealthy donors, and stripping us of our rights -- so they wield their influence in secret.
ALEC is funded by a collection of big-name corporations like UPS, Comcast, and Anheuser-Busch. We must hold these corporations accountable for the dangerous tactics they’re funding -- and EXPOSE the harm ALEC is doing to our democracy.
Over the last few years, we’ve pushed over 100 major companies to cut ties with ALEC due to its extreme agenda and anti-democracy tactics -- and we need to keep the public outcry going. Add your name to put pressure on these corporations to STOP funding ALEC’s schemes.
ALEC writes “model bills” that roll back the rights you and I care about -- like gun safety, access to affordable healthcare, a clean environment, and more. Then, state lawmakers introduce them almost word-for-word as real legislation that often becomes law -- making our communities less safe and enriching ALEC’s corporate donors at our expense.
Worst of all, these “model bills” are written by corporate lobbyists behind closed doors. ALEC doesn’t want you and me to know that they’re undermining our democracy, giving power to wealthy donors, and stripping us of our rights -- so they wield their influence in secret.
ALEC is funded by a collection of big-name corporations like UPS, Comcast, and Anheuser-Busch. We must hold these corporations accountable for the dangerous tactics they’re funding -- and EXPOSE the harm ALEC is doing to our democracy.
Over the last few years, we’ve pushed over 100 major companies to cut ties with ALEC due to its extreme agenda and anti-democracy tactics -- and we need to keep the public outcry going. Add your name to put pressure on these corporations to STOP funding ALEC’s schemes.