. . UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY : INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM INDUSTRY : POLITICS : POLITICS: PRESSURE GROUPS : LAW: LEGISLATION: ALEC Under Fire as Coke Drops Its Membership . . ALEC Under Fire as Coke Drops Its Membership April 5, 2012 3:03 PM By Corbett B. Daly CBS Newshttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57410008-503544/ alec-under-fire-as-coke-drop-its-membership/
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/7hscezq . .(CBS News) -- An influential group known for pushing conservative laws at the state level -- including voter ID laws and Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law -- is under fire for its views, and at least one of its major backers has dropped its membership in the organization.
.Coke said Wednesday it was withdrawing from the American Legislative Exchange Council, a non-partisan organization working to promote free markets and limited government through state legislators after a liberal leaning group started a petition to urge ALEC's member companies to drop their financial support of the group.
."The Coca-Cola Company has elected to discontinue its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
. snip .Progressive groups have criticized ALEC for pushing state laws that require voters to present government identification before voting. Such laws have traditionally been used to suppress voter turnout among certain demographics. Conservatives discount those claims and say voters should be required to prove who they are before voting. There is little evidence of voters pretending to be someone else when they head to the ballot box.
.The Stand Your Ground law, which allows the use of deadly force by those who feel threatened, has come under fire in the wake of the shooting of an unarmed Florida teen, Trayvon Martin.
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