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A New Look at the Sausage Factory Where Laws Are Made
The Trayvon Martin killing has sparked a national firestorm over Florida's " Stand Your Ground " law. Now it turns out that 24 other states have similar laws because of a little known group called the American Legislative Exchange Council.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe Trayvon Martin killing has sparked a national firestorm over Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law. Now it turns out that 24 other states have similar laws because of a little known group called the American Legislative Exchange Council. "ALEC" brought state legislators from around the country together with lobbyists for the NRA to agree that Florida's law would become a model for other states. What other measures has ALEC originated? Is it democracy in action, or a way to enact special interest legislation without public scrutiny?
Note: ALEC declined our invitation to participate in this program.
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