After a massive corporate exodus prompted by growing scrutiny of its
activities, the secretive right-wing American Legislative Exchange
Council (ALEC) has announced it will stop
pushing so-called Stand Your Ground and voter ID laws. Our guest Lisa
Graves says this is an attempt by ALEC "to try
to keep its donors and try to have the press move along." She notes,
"ALEC’s broader agenda, which it calls its jobs agenda, is
extraordinarily extreme itself," noting that one of its bills would cut
off one’s right to sue if one’s loved one is killed by a drug approved
the Food and Drug Administration, even if the drug is later recalled.
Graves is executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy,
which built "ALEC Exposed," a website
showcasing more than 800 model bills the group has pushed in states
nationwide. We’re also joined by Rashad Robinson, executive director of
ColorOfChange.org, which has criticized corporations for working with ALEC
to pass laws that hurt people of color, young people and the elderly,
especially voter ID laws. "You can’t come for black folks’ money by day
and try to take away our vote by night," Robinson says.Video
Source: Democracy Now!
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