Posted on April 24th, 2012 in Atlanta News
CANTON — Two Cherokee County state legislators are
defending their association with a nonprofit organization that has come under
fire for its support of a controversial law now under scrutiny in Florida after
the death of teenager Trayvon Martin.
Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) and Rep.
Calvin Hill (R-Hickory Flat) are standing by their membership with the American
Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC.
Rogers, who has been a member for 10 years, is also the
national treasurer of the conservative organization, while Hill serves with
Rogers as the state chairs from Georgia for the group.
Rogers said the criticism of the organization is
unfounded, adding the attacks are “coming from the same far left radical groups
that have been attacking conservatives for years.”
Hill also said the criticism is lacking in substance.
Hill said the attacks are coming from “a few fairly
extreme organizations” that aren’t even focused on what ALEC is all about,
which he identified as “a free open exchange of ideas by legislators and people
in private industries.”
Georgia needs to make sure these two are NOT re-elected.
Their defense of ALEC lacks substance and should be criticized.
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