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- Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
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UNITED STATES: POLITICS: POLITICAL PARTIES: REPUBLICAN PARTY, TEA PARTY :
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Trayvon Martin Shooting Spurs Protests
Against Companies with Ties to Legislative Group
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Trayvon Martin Shooting Spurs Protests
Against Companies with Ties to Legislative Group
By Tom Hamburger
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trayvon-martin-shooting-
spurs-protests-against-companies-with-ties-to-legislative-group/
2012/04/12/gIQAs8HuDT_story.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida is reverberating
today in an unlikely place: the executive suites of major corporations.
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In recent days, advocacy groups have targeted more than a dozen
corporations over their financial support for the conservative
organization that encouraged states to pass the Stand Your Ground
legislation cited as a defense for George Zimmerman, the man charged with
second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting.
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The advocates are celebrating decisions by several major food and beverage
companies to sever financial ties with the organization, the American
Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, McDonalds, Kraft
Foods and Wendys have cut their support for the group, although all played
down any connection to the Florida shooting.
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The tension in corporate boardrooms over the case is the latest example of
the pitfalls companies can sometimes face when they donate to political
and lobbying groups, even those that seem safely below the radar of public
consciousness.
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The ALEC controversy is now sparking a broader debate about corporate
participation in politics and the polarized state of political discourse.
At a minimum, it has strengthened calls for companies to develop clear
policies explaining their spending.
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I would caution companies to be very aware of where their money is going,
says Nell Minow, director of GMI Ratings, which provides corporate
governance information to investors, corporate auditors and regulatory
agencies. Companies are going to realize they can take a real reputational
hit with this kind of affiliation.
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She and others recall the tempest that erupted in 2010 around Target after
the company donated to a nonprofit group supporting a Minnesota
gubernatorial candidate who was known for opposing gay rights initiatives.
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The Supreme Court decision that year in Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission gave corporations the right to contribute directly to
groups active in election campaigns.
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But most major corporations have not jumped at the chance. Rather,
publicly traded companies have largely continued to donate through
nonprofit lobbying and political groups many recently formed that are
not compelled to reveal their donors.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
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