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Johnson and Johnson and More Drop Conservative Group - American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Posted by: ALEC Group ()
Date: June 13, 2012 01:06PM

http://www.nationofchange.org/johnson-johnson-drops-alec-1339593509

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson announced today that they are dropping their membership from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Johnson and Johnson has been facing mounting pressure following a push from Color of Change and other progressive groups to leave the conservative agenda-setting group.

ALEC is responsible for crafting voter suppression legislation that has been used in state houses across the country, and the “Stand Your Ground” law that originally protected Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman. Johnson and Johnson is the latest in a huge wave of groups leaving ALEC.

Other groups that have dropped ALEC include: Walmart, Amazon.com, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Kraft,Wendy’s, Mars, Inc., Arizona Public Service, the National Board for Professional Teaching StandardsScantron, The National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Kaplan, Procter & Gamble, Yum! Brands, five Pennsylvania legislators, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Reed Elsevier,American Traffic Solutions, Intuit, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Re: Johnson and Johnson and More Drop Conservative Group - American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Posted by: just like westboro ()
Date: June 13, 2012 01:33PM

So it is OK for Color of Change to freely associate and echange ideas, but when conservatives want to do it, pressure them to stop. Got it. Glad to see that Democrats support freedom of association.

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Re: Johnson and Johnson and More Drop Conservative Group - American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Posted by: Capital Grill ()
Date: June 13, 2012 02:07PM

It means their lobbyist in DC are telling them that they think Obama will win.

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