"ALEC" Legislative Extremism - Destroyed Brand Beyond Repair

This is a story that we can not let have one day of coverage and then forgetaboutit.

This is so important that it can not be lost in one news cycle.
We have to keep talking about it over and over and over and over again.

I can’t help thinking about the article that came out at PRWatch this past week, noting:

“You may have noticed we are limiting the use of the acronym 'ALEC,'” wrote Bill Meierling, ALEC's recently-hired Senior Director of Public Affairs in a March 13 email sent to ALEC members and obtained through an open records request.

“Over the past year, the word 'ALEC' has been used to conjure up images of a distant, mysterious, Washington alphabet organization of unknown intentions,” he continued. “The organization has refocused on the words 'Exchange' and 'Council' to emphasize our goal of a broad exchange of ideas to make government work better and more efficiently.”

The word “ALEC” has lost so much of its value that they can’t sell their extremist propaganda and policies anymore on the political market or to the corporations that have historically and proudly funded "ALEC".  Being associated with "ALEC" is now detrimental to a corporation's brand and a legislator's career.

But the important thing to remember is that it is not “a name” in and of itself that leads to bad publicity for a company.
It is the actions of a company that lead it's name to be synonymous with horrible, evil outcomes.

It is the actions of ALEC and ALEC legislative members that has made the extremist right-wing "ALEC" recall the "ALEC" name .

It is the extremist legislation that is pushed through at the meetings of ALEC into the hands of ALEC legislators that has made "ALEC" recall the "ALEC" name.
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It is the ongoing and persistent introduction of extremist ALEC “model legislation” by ALEC state and federal legislators that has damaged the "ALEC" brand.

Think about it - - -
How many companies do you know of that have intentionally - through their own literature - told their employees to not use the company name/brand anymore?????
Think about it - - -

Think about it - - -
When past ALEC Corporate member, Johnson & Johnson had a recall on Tylenol because it's products had been tainted and were killing people - did Tylenol tell their employees to not use the name Tylenol?

When past ALEC Corporate member, Dell did a recall because it's batteries were exploding - did Dell tell their employees to not use the name Dell?

When current ALEC Corporate member, Abbott Laboratories was fined $700 million dollars for marketing the drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective - did Abbott tell their employees to stop using the name Depakote?

When current ALEC Corporate member, Exxon dumped oil in Valdez, Louisiana, and Mayflower, Arkansas - did Exxon tell their employees to stop using the name Exxon?

Has current ALEC Corporate member, Koch Industries considered changing their name - or telling employees to stop using the name Koch?

And I have to throw this one in - even though it's not related with ALEC (that we know of - all ALEC memberships are secret)
When Mattel did a recall because it's products were tainted with lead paint - did Mattel tell their employees to not use the name Mattel - or that they needed to rename previously lead tainted Barbie?
 
When  "ALEC" notified their members not to use "ALEC", "ALEC" literally told their members that they may not be able to recover.

Why?
Because Tylenol, Dell, Abbott, and Mattel could recall their defective products - they could correct the problem.
Because Abbott could change their labeling - they could correct the problem.
Because Exxon could attempt to clean up the mess they made - trying to correct the horrendous environmental damage they caused.

BUT the American Legislative Exchange Council can't recall, correct or cleanup their extremist, ultra conservative, right-wing defective "model legislation".

"ALEC" can't change their "labeling" - cause "ALEC" is, what "ALEC" is.
It is extremist, ultra conservative, right-wing, defective, "model legislation" that defines "ALEC".

"ALEC" has nothing to replace their defective policies and "model legislation" with.

"ALEC" 
The legislative damage "ALEC"has caused has
destroyed the "ALEC" Brand Beyond Repair 

The destruction "ALEC" and "ALEC" state legislators have done is not a simple recall or cleanup.
The destruction "ALEC" and "ALEC" state legislators have done must be recalled and corrected and we have to make an effort to clean up the mess that "ALEC" has made.

One way of doing that is to "recall" - not vote for -ALEC state legislators -get them the hell out of office.
One way to do this is contact non-ALEC state legislators and ask them to rescind extremist ALEC  "model legislation" that has been passed and put into effect.

Hopefully, in the end 
- this means "ALEC" is Destroyed Beyond Repair

Don’t know who/what ALEC is?
It is time you did!!!
For lots of info about the American Legislative Exchange Council
check out this webpage
ALEC Exposed